Bob the slob here reporting this time from outer spaghetti land as our Walt likes to call us.
Glenn Miller - Band Leader CB Radio Operator
Glenn Miller (also well known to his closes friends as Mr. Walt) was an American/German Big Band leader and local CB radio whiz kid , Well known for running around on his ham bike P.B.O.T.A. (Push Bike on The Air!) he would cycle out to his village friends to peddle like mad and playing the Marktsackpfeife (sort of bagpipe) into his Behringer.
Well known for success in Radio and Movie appearances on his bike - Glenn (Walt), At the peek of his civilian career was initially turned down by the Navy due to his acute fear of anyone speaking "British" English around him. He was eventually accepted into the US Army Air force and ultimately treated for his illness by Dr. Ahmed Urhgunterzenden Army Air Force doctor of psychiatric medicine .Later transferred to England and during 1944 he was forced by the doctor to cycle around the country to make recordings of himself talking to as many English men as he could..
On December 15th, 1944, Major Glenn Miller (Major Walter D First Class) boarded a four engine USAAF aircraft, taking off in poor weather from RAF Twinwood Farm near Bedford, England, bound for recently liberated Paris to arrange his USAAF future treatment. The plane never arrived at it's destination, Walt and the crew were reported "Missing in Action". The plane with Walt and his crew have never been found.
Numerous rumors surfaced as to Walter's disappearance, the most widely accepted is that his plane crashed into the English Channel after being hit by bombs jettisoned by RAF bomber piloted by RAF wing commander Mrs A Urhgunterzenden wife of the doctor treating Walt, The local news mentioned that the wing commander was so distraught at her husbands attempts to cure Mr Walter (Miller?) that she took it upon herself to do the job right which was common practice at the time by RAF wives.
Walt, following a mile high meeting with Wing Commander Mrs A Urhgunterzenden.
Many of Walt Millers's CB Radio arrangements are still instantly recognized and it is widely accepted that Walt Miller made an enormous contribution to the war effort with his morale boosting recordings and techniques in persuading the following generations of CB'rs to buy big burners from the Italians.
His story was immortalized in the 2013 Blog "The DK5DR Fan Page", by Bob the Slob and team of intrepid spotters and reports without burners.
Its widely speculated as to the identity of the Walter we hear on the air today? is it the man himself or is it an unknown who simply plays those long forgotten recordings over and over?
The "big burner" dude himself
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