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Roy K. Robasciotti was born in San Luis Obispo County, California, in 1910 to Benedetto and Santina Robasciotti. The Robasciotti household also included sisters Oliva and Jeanette and brother Arnold. When Roy was eight years old, his mother died and…
Sid's name remains imprinted today in a stained glass panel in St. Johns Episcopal Church in Aptos, California.
Sidney Chase Ormsbee was born in Oakland, California, on April 16, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Ormsbee. He moved to Santa Cruz County…
Sidney Chase Ormsbee was born in Oakland, California, on April 16, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Ormsbee. He moved to Santa Cruz County…
Delos was serving on a "tin can" when it exploded.
Albert Delos Godfrey was born on March 27, 1922, in Soquel, California, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Godfrey. The Godfrey family also included one other son, Herbert, and a daughter, Mrs. Martin…
Albert Delos Godfrey was born on March 27, 1922, in Soquel, California, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Godfrey. The Godfrey family also included one other son, Herbert, and a daughter, Mrs. Martin…
Two Watsonville High School "Wildcats" climbed into a plane for a final flight.
Boyd W. Friis was born in Sacramento, California, on July 23, 1919, to Mr. and Mrs. Sorn Friis. His family later moved to Watsonville where he enrolled in Watsonville…
Boyd W. Friis was born in Sacramento, California, on July 23, 1919, to Mr. and Mrs. Sorn Friis. His family later moved to Watsonville where he enrolled in Watsonville…
Stan was Watsonville to the core.
Stanley Norman Secondo was born on July 28, 1913, in Watsonville to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Secondo, whose family has lived in the Pajaro Valley for over one hundred years. Stan attended local schools, enrolled in…
Stanley Norman Secondo was born on July 28, 1913, in Watsonville to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Secondo, whose family has lived in the Pajaro Valley for over one hundred years. Stan attended local schools, enrolled in…
Robert Alvin Knox was born on March 26, 1922, in San Francisco, California, to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Knox. Along with his sisters Barbara and Marjorie, Bob was raised in the Aptos area of Santa Cruz County. After completing grammar school, he enrolled…
A "shave tail" lieutenant continued to fight.
James Howard Hart was born in Oklahoma in 1918 to Mr. and Mrs. Carmel Hart. Along with his parents and two brothers, Jay and Clarence, he moved to the Pajaro Valley about 1930. He spent his formative…
James Howard Hart was born in Oklahoma in 1918 to Mr. and Mrs. Carmel Hart. Along with his parents and two brothers, Jay and Clarence, he moved to the Pajaro Valley about 1930. He spent his formative…
A native-born Santa Cruz airman was unable to wear his wings.
Francis Edward Morgan III was born in Santa Cruz, California, on March 8, 1923, to Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Morgan II, a prominent local dentist. The Morgan family also included a daughter…
Francis Edward Morgan III was born in Santa Cruz, California, on March 8, 1923, to Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Morgan II, a prominent local dentist. The Morgan family also included a daughter…
Francis Hoffman was born March 25, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Hoffman on his father's ranch in Boulder Creek, California. Francis was raised with his brother Ernest at that ranch located on Bear Creek Road in the San Lorenzo Valley north of…
Robert Jay Wilson was born about 1925. His mother's name was Annie. The family also included sons Benjamin, Woodrow and Paul and a daughter Bernice. The year the family moved to the Pajaro Valley is not known, but they lived on Bridge Street in…