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Walt Christophersen

Walt Christophersen is a world traveler who has written about his experiences for major newspapers. His website, waltchristophersen.com, describes his two books.

Sergeant Sidney Christophersen’s diary resides at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Riverside, Ohio. The note on the sketch of him indicates it was made in Constantine, Algeria in 1944, but the artist’s signature is not legible.

Quiet Nights in Tunisia

A diary from WW2 shows how one soldier described his chaotic days in a way to keep himself sane.