2nd Lt. Lyons K. Wilcox USMC was killed on 1/30/43 in the crash of his North American SNJ-3 Bu No 26456 en route from North Island NAS to USMCAS Santa Barbara. The accident occurred in bad weather and the wreckage remained undiscovered until 3/27/45, in the rugged mountains of Ventura County.
(Photo courtesy of Marc McDonald)

Aviation Cadet Rex R Phillips, circa 1943 standing in front of his USAAF Stearman PT-17. On 8/1/44 he was co-pilot on B-24D #42-72862 that mid-aired at 20,000’ over Death Valley, CA. with B-24J #42-78532 killing all seventeen crewmen on both aircraft with only one survivor. Expanded story to be posted soon.
(Photo courtesy Judy Beal)

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Beechcraft AT-11 #41-9497 was flown by USAAF 2ndLt Clarence D. Lambert, shown here shortly before he crashed into the rugged Santa Ynez Mountains north of Santa Barbara, Ca. on 1/30/44 with fatal result for himself and his crew. (Photo courtesy Marc McDonald)
 

Aviation Cadet Rex C. Corder prepares to board his USAAF Boeing/Stearman PT-17 in 1944. (Photo courtesy of the Corder Family)

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U.S. Navy Commander DeForest Joralmon enlisted in 1942. While flying the Grumman TBF Avenger in many Pacific Theatre battles, including Leyte Gulf he earned two Air Medals, a DFC, Gold Star, and the Navy Cross. He also served with distinction during the Korean War where he flew the Douglas AD Skyraider. Commander Joralmon was Squadron Commander of VA-155 at the time of his death on 7/8/59 while flying a Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk on a simulated low level attack mission over the Mojave Desert. (Photo courtesy Deke Joralmon)