Frank Wead
Oct 24, 1895 - Nov 15, 1947 (52 years old) in
From Wikipedia
Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (born October 24, 1895,
in Peoria, Illinois – died November 15, 1947, in Santa Monica, California) was
a U.S. Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval
aviation from its inception through World War II.