La Cresta Airfield / Kern County Airport / Before La Cresta Airfield / Greenlawn Cemetery / Monty's La Cresta Airfield / Beale Memorial Library / /
IndustryTerm
present airport site / present site / /
NaturalFeature
Kern River / /
Organization
Army Signal Corps / Kern County Chamber of Commerce / 141st U.S. Army Aero Squadron in France / Bakersfield Junior College / 353rd Fighter Squadron in Europe / Army Air Force / Kern County Board of Supervisors / /
Person
Jefferson Park / Cresta Airpark / Emory Wishon / Brian Landis / Mary K. Shell / Dean VanZant / Ken Kramer / Smoot / George Gilbert Lynch / Roxana Francis / John G. 'Monte' Montijo / Wolf Grade / Jim Montijo / Gilbert Gia / Charles K. Hamilton / Ralph Smith / Jr. / Ralph Smith / John 'Monte' Montijo / Gilbert P. Gia / Henry H. (Hap) Arnold / Monte Montijo / Hawley Rowlus / Amelia Earhart / Miki Jaynes / Bill Purdy / / /
Position
mayor / farmer / manager / Lieutenant-General / glider pilot / local businessmen / chief / Author / supervisor / /
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