1999

Rear Admiral Harold Blaine “Min†Miller, was born January 4, 1903, in Newton, Iowa. In his early teens he moved to Murphy, Iowa, to live with his grandparents on the family farm. Harold moved to California while he was still…

Clifton P. “Ole†Oleson was born in McGregor, Iowa, in September, 1899. His fifty year flying career took him to friendly and unfriendly skies around the world, but always brought him back to Iowa. A born flyer, he was obsessed…

Charles W. Gatschet was born in Salina, Kansas, December 4, 1896. He joined the U.S. Army’s pilot training in 1917. He instructed aviation cadets before going to France as a Signal Corps pilot.  In 1919, he built and flew his…