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  • Respecting a legend

    01/28/2007 1:53:17 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 202+ views
    Valley Press on ^ | Sunday, January 28, 2007. | TITUS GEE
    Cadet Maier Ben Himelstaub is more than a ghost story. The British RAF pilot-in-training, whose 1942 death at War Eagle Air Field in Lancaster inspired legends of haunting by the "Ghost of Mira Loma," was a real young man far from home. His passing during training for WWII was a tragedy worthy of respect, said organizers of a memorial in Himelstaub's honor. "In Europe, the fallen Americans' grave sites are revered, honored, very well cared-for," said Lani Glasscock , one of the organizers. "We want to reciprocate that respect." Toward that end, Glasscock, a Middle School history teacher, helped plan...