This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8019 Message Board Post: Maj. Gutshall Killed In Jet Crash Monday The crash of an F9F5 Panther Jet, six miles northeast of the Mojave Marine Base, killed Major Dale Gutshall, 32, at 6:50 a.m. on Monday of this week. Maj. Gutshall, a Navy pilot who entered the service in 1942 had pulled out of the rocket run when the plane crashed. Authorities are investigating the cause of the mishap. Funeral services will be held from El Toro Chapel at 10 a.m. this morning (Thursday), The deceased had 5,600 hours of flying time in transports before joining the El Toro fighter squadron last June. He is survived by his widow, Irene, and two daughters, Terriam, 5, and Dorrace, 2, of 215 Poinsettia St., Orange. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 20 Aug 1955