Hanging Around

ID: 2132 ~ Source: George H. Williams papers, #3297, Box 179, Folder 8, The Texas Collection, Baylor University.
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Hanging Around

Considering that the Wright Brothers successfully flew for the first time in 1903, the fact that young men in Waco were training for aerial combat by 1918 remains impressive.

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By Anabel Burke
In the midst of war, some towns stay far removed from the action. For Waco in 1917, this was far from the case. Engineers and workers broke ground for Camp MacArthur training base in July, famously taking up over 10,700 acres of the small Texas…