Jacob De Boer, 85, Born Nov 22 1921 in Dexter Minn died in Carlsbad CA. He retired in 1965 as a Colonel in the USAF after 22 years (1944 to 1965) and served in World War II and Korea.
Colonel De Boer was a P-38 pilot and a graduate of the Air War College in Alabama. He attended Pepperdine University and Maryland University. He worked and retired from Hughes Aircraft Company after 21 years in Fullerton, California. He moved to Oceanside California and became the President of the Homeowners Association and President of the Marina Del Mar Management Corporation. Over a period of 10 years he ran both the HOA and Management company and without him and his wife we could not have survived. He was a member of the Camp Pendleton Officers Club.
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The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a WWII American fighter aircraft. A very versatile aircraft, the Lightning was used for dive bombing, ground strafing and photo reconnaissance missions.
The P-38 was the only American fighter aircraft in active production throughout ww2, from Pearl Harbor to VJ Day.