Hometown Heroes Radio

SUGGEST A VETERAN

Keeping the Story Alive

hooppaul@sbcglobal.net

·

·

, , , ,

*IN MEMORIAM*

Delton Walling passed away January 8, 2020 at the age of 98. Click here for his obituary from legacy.com.



Use controls above or click here to open part I of Wally’s interview a new window



Use controls above or click here to open part II of Wally’s interview in a new window

95-year-old Delton “Wally” Walling of Valley Springs, CA appears on episode #438 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 23-25, 2016. A native of Belding, MI, Walling found himself looking down at Peal Harbor from a 180-foot perch on an observation tower on December 7, 1941.

Wally shows us the finger that was a casualty of his desire to join the Navy. For more photos, visit the Hometown Heroes facebook page.
Wally shows us the finger that was a casualty of his desire to join the Navy. For more photos, visit the Hometown Heroes facebook page.

Read more about Wally’s remarkable story in this thorough article by Chace Anderson in Friends & Neighbors magazine.

hooppaul@sbcglobal.net

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

3 responses to “Keeping the Story Alive”
  1. Russell C. Greenlaw Avatar
    Russell C. Greenlaw

    I listened to part I, trying to find part II. the link says it has both,
    but only part I plays.

    Reply
    1. hooppaul@sbcglobal.net Avatar
      hooppaul@sbcglobal.net

      Should be fixed now. Thanks for letting us know. This link will also take you right there: http://hometownheroesradio.com/mp3/WALLINGPOD.mp3

      Reply
  2. Tom Kimmel Avatar
    Tom Kimmel

    Wally,
    I just finished listening to both recordings. Thanks for your efforts to REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR, and to try to tell the true story. Admiral Kimmel would certainly applaud that goal I can assure you.
    Very Respectfully,
    Tom Kimmel (an Admiral Kimmel grandson)
    PS: See my website: http://WWW.PEARLHARBOR911ATTACKS.COM for much more.

    Reply

Archive

Categories

Recent Posts

Tags

1st Infantry Division 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron 12th Bomb Group 18th Infantry Regiment 40th Infantry Division 90th Infantry Division Albert Flores Bakersfield Baseball Hall of Fame Battle of the Bulge Bronze Star China Burma India Columbia D-Day Dick Lyon Dog Tag Don Westfahl Fort Pierce Fullerton Guadalcanal Guskhara Irving Mann Jackie Robinson Leyte Luzon malaria Minter Field Navy SEAL New Britain North Africa Oceanside Okeene Oklahoma Pasadena Philippines Roger Jamison Roger Maraist Scouts & Raiders Shafter Stockton Tunisia U.S. Army Visalia World War II Yale

Social Links