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August 5, 1942
The Keesler Field News
Keesler Army Airfield, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Pvt. Boyd H. King, a 24-year-old paperhanger from Berlin, Wisconsin, enlists in the US Army at Keesler Field. Despite his hometown's German population and profession similar to Hitler's, he affirms his family's long American citizenship and the loyalty of locals.
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Our Berlin Paperhanger
Isn't THAT MAN, Thanks
It can happen here! A painter and paper-hanger from Berlin, is a King in the United States Army.
The King, 24, is the son of a paper-hanger of Irish descent. Just to complicate matters further he has nine brothers and sisters working in various positions in and about Berlin, with a population of approximately two-thirds German parentage.
He is Pvt. Boyd H. King, of Berlin, Wis., a recruit at Keesler Field. Of the large German population in his home town, Private King reports, many have enlisted in the U. S. Army.
"They are strictly American," he declares.
Private King's ancestors have been American citizens for generations. He hadn't thought of the similarity to a certain little paperhanger from another Berlin until bunkmates began "ribbing" him about it.
Isn't THAT MAN, Thanks
It can happen here! A painter and paper-hanger from Berlin, is a King in the United States Army.
The King, 24, is the son of a paper-hanger of Irish descent. Just to complicate matters further he has nine brothers and sisters working in various positions in and about Berlin, with a population of approximately two-thirds German parentage.
He is Pvt. Boyd H. King, of Berlin, Wis., a recruit at Keesler Field. Of the large German population in his home town, Private King reports, many have enlisted in the U. S. Army.
"They are strictly American," he declares.
Private King's ancestors have been American citizens for generations. He hadn't thought of the similarity to a certain little paperhanger from another Berlin until bunkmates began "ribbing" him about it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Paperhanger
Berlin Wisconsin
Us Army Recruit
German Descent
American Loyalty
What entities or persons were involved?
Pvt. Boyd H. King
Where did it happen?
Berlin, Wis., Keesler Field
Story Details
Key Persons
Pvt. Boyd H. King
Location
Berlin, Wis., Keesler Field
Story Details
Pvt. Boyd H. King, a paperhanger from Berlin, Wisconsin, joins the US Army and faces jokes about his name and profession resembling Hitler's, but he emphasizes his family's American heritage and the patriotism of his town's German-descended residents.