Dragnet's Jack Webb, WWII aviator

[jbell]

Many moons ago, when dad was still alive, we were reminiscing through his Army Air Corps souvenirs.
I was paging through a class yearbook of Dads and found a pic of "Jack Webb", Gardner Field class 44-D.
Dad had no recollection of classmate "Webb" but we both got a great laugh out of our "find".
I've included a pic of the yearbook cover. Cool huh?...........John

[The Inspector]

" Just the FLAK 'mam, just the FLAK"
What was his crew position? Did he ever go overseas?

[jbell]

" Just the FLAK 'mam, just the FLAK"
What was his crew position? Did he ever go overseas?

Now that was down right funny! Of course the younger whippersnappers on here won't know what you're talking about. I just found on "Wikipedia" he washed out of flight school. Oh well, good thing he was a better actor than a pilot .............John

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[Sully]

Found here:

http://www.emergencyfans.com/people/jack_webb.htm

during wwII, webb worked "a swing shift at the byron jackson steel mill " as an electric hacksaw operator. he eventually joined the air force. " i spent three and a half years as a pilot trainee... " but he never got his wings. newspapers somehow got the idea he was a war hero, and later was blamed of faking stories of glory, but he never claimed to see any more war action than "the saturday night crap game at the post".

Sully

[jbell]

So the AAC flight training in California may have been his free ticket to "HOLLYWOOD".........John