"This is Hollywood"
Major Johnston's 81st Fighter Squadron HQ - Photo By Walter (Shorty) Hasselman
Major Johnson (Robert D. Johnston) was one of the best known fighter "Aces" during WWII, and apparently joked about his fame as indicated by "This is Hollywood".
This may not be the Waldorf, or one of the fancy chateaus generals would often use as a command post, but it was quite warm and comfy compared to the tents most of the other pilots and support crews lived in!
My best guess is that the air base was on the Cotentin Peninsula in the fields east of Carentan near Nornmandy in 1944 (49.305168, -1.179530)
For more images by Walter (Shorty) Hasselman, see Shorty's Europe
"This is Hollywood"
Major Johnston's 81st Fighter Squadron HQ - Photo By Walter (Shorty) Hasselman
Major Johnson (Robert D. Johnston) was one of the best known fighter "Aces" during WWII, and apparently joked about his fame as indicated by "This is Hollywood".
This may not be the Waldorf, or one of the fancy chateaus generals would often use as a command post, but it was quite warm and comfy compared to the tents most of the other pilots and support crews lived in!
My best guess is that the air base was on the Cotentin Peninsula in the fields east of Carentan near Nornmandy in 1944 (49.305168, -1.179530)
For more images by Walter (Shorty) Hasselman, see Shorty's Europe