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Bert Wilcut
Bert Edward Wilcut (November 18, 1901 – February 12, 2001) was a 1928 American congressional appointed aviation cadet, a World War II veteran, and is best known for upgrading the Midget Mustang and creating its third generation, the Palomino (aircraft), Palomino. Early life Bert Wilcut was born to his father, Rasmer Dupree Wilcut, and to his mother, Iva Evelyn Shannon. They lived in Sloan Township, Woodbury, Iowa, until 1915, when they moved to Liberty Township, Woodbury, Iowa. In 1928, Wilcut moved to Texas where he attended the Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, Texas. While attending, he worked for the college's weekly newspaper named The College Star. He was the paper's Business Manager in the Editorial Staff Department. After graduation, Wilcut taught Mathematics and Science at Alamo Heights Junior High School. Career In 1928, Bert Wilcut received a congressional appointment as a military aviation cadet, and learned to fly at Brooks Air Force Base, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio ( ; Spanish for "Anthony of Padua, Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the List of Texas metropolitan areas, third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 United States census. It is the most populous city in and the county seat of Bexar County. San Antonio is the List of United States cities by population, seventh-most populous city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Southern United States List of municipalities in Texas, and Texas, after Houston. Founded as a Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city in 1731 became the first chartered civil settlement in what is now present-day Texas. The area was then part of the Spanish Empire. From 1821 to 1836, it was part of the Mexico, Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
