American flying ace (1919-2002).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Oil City.
Died January 31st, 2002 at 83 years old in Huntington (CDP), New York.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel