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What I know:
Seaman 2nd class Walter William Wilkins was a navy gunner assigned to the U.S.S. Allendale durring the last years of the war and that the Allendale survived a kamikaze attack.
What I suspect:
Wilkins was introduced to the target kite durring gunnery training.
What I don't know:
If Wilkins actually flew the kite for the navy durring the war or if the kites were ever flown from the Allendale.
What I would like to think:
That it was Walter Wilkins' training with the target kite that saved the Allendale from
that kamikaze attack.
Gary Resnick's Website
Gary Resnick had this nice webpage on his target kite and the
sailor who brought it home! I have preserved it here:
I picked up this kite from an estate sale. Stenciled on the skin are the words
"U.S.S. Allendale, APA 127" and "Wilkins W. W., U.S. Navy."
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