LT. COL. JOHN P. KINCAID

John Peyton Kincaid, age 91, died of complications of pneumonia on Wednesday February 2, 2011 in Apple Valley CA. He was born in 1919 in Middleport, Ohio where he grew up. In 1938 he enlisted in the 19th Field Artillery in the US Army. In 1941 he received a Senatorial appointment to the Army's West Point Military Academy. In 1944 he graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Air Corp and assigned to fly the B24 bomber. He transitioned to the B29 bomber and was assigned to the Pacific Theater where he flew missions from Guam, Okinawa and the Philippine Islands. He was then transferred to March Air Force Base in Riverside, CA where he met Ley Ancell. They were married in Westwood, CA in November 1948. His military service also included assignments as Deputy Commander Bordeaux AFB France, Commander of a Strategic Bomber Squadron at Lockbourne AFB Ohio, and a tour of duty in Thailand as Director of Operations of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, where he flew missions over North Vietnam. During his tour, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service. After his final assignment with the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, he retired from the Air Force with 30 years of distinguished service. He retired to Apple Valley, CA, an area he learned to love while stationed at George AFB. He enjoyed a second career as a math teacher at Penn Military Academy for 3 years and 10 years at Victor Valley High School before retiring again. He then moved to Palm Springs, Las Vegas and back to Apple Valley. He is survived by Ley, his beloved wife of 62 years; son James E. Kincaid; son John C. Kincaid and wife Wendy; grandsons Christopher and wife Kristen, Jason and wife Jeremy; great grandchildren Mea, Elizabeth, and James; and his sister Pauley Anne Beaver. Private services are pending. Interment will take place at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside CA. He will be missed. For information, text 219893 to 56654