Another hero of the great generation passes:

John "Jack" Wesley Starr

John Jack Wesley Starr
John ?Jack? Wesley Starr, 90, born July 26, 1921, passed away on March 20, 2012.
Jack was a resident of Banning for 11 years. He passed away at home surrounded by his daughters and son-in-law.
Jack was a P-38 Pilot during WWII stationed in Okinawa, Japan. He was a member of the 28th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron. He flew the P-38 F-5 airplane without armor or guns.

He was honorably discharged as a 1st Lieutenant of the United States Army Air Corps in 1946.
Jack was born and raised in Brush, Colorado by Charles William and Dora Corbett-Starr. School in Brush held his favorite memory, ?Found my true love, Virginia Mae Scott? to whom he was married 70 years. They married in 1940 in Brush before he was drafted in June 1942.

He became an Air Force Aviation Cadet on April 1, 1943. Jack graduated from the University of Denver in 1949 majoring in business management. He worked in the trucking industry as management for Sealand, Time-DC and Transcon.

Jack was predeceased by his wife, Virginia, who died on 11-1-09.
He is survived by daughter, Pamela Phillips and husband Ken Phillips, daughter, Julianne Starr, grandchildren Julianne Dawkins-DeSpain and husband Mike DeSpain, Wyman and wife Erika Lancaster, Tiffany and husband Tracey Gunneman, Lindsey and husband Greg John and great-grandchildren Ty Dawkins, Abigail Dawkins and Walter and Adam DeSpain, Jason and Stacie Webster and four great-great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on April 10, 2012, 1 p.m. at the Riverside National Cemetery where he will be awarded full military honors.

A Celebration of Life will immediately follow the ceremony at the March Air Reserve Base Museum, P-38 Hanger where he was one of the original docents.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to the P-38 National Association at the March Air Reserve Base, 22550 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, Ca. 92518.