  ,  and Lad Moore was there too. Lad Moore and J.H. Maupin, Kunming (no date) (Photo courtesy of Lad Moore, Jr.)   C.O. Rountree and J. Houston Maupin (Courtesy of the Rountree's) In the 1943-45 log book of Don McBride, James listed his address as:  J.H. MAUPIN P.O. BOX 111 TIPP CITY, OHIO and  JH MAUPIN 30 TAMWAY RD. RANGOON BURMA From the 1960-1962 CNAC mailing list: Maupin, James p 3483 Knollcrest Los Angles 43 From the 1964 CNAC mailing list: James Maupin c/o Jeff Weiner 4064 Athenian Way L.A. Calif From the 1965(?) CNAC mailing list: Maupin, James 3483 Knollcrest Los Angles 43 From the 2/1/65 CNAC mailing list: James Maupin 2650 Rockinghorse Road San Pedro, Cal From the 1976 CNAC mailing list: James Maupin 2650 Rockinghorse Rd Ran Palos Verdes Ca 60274 From the 1979 CNAC mailing list: James Maupin Returned Ran Palos Verdes, CA 60274 From the 1981 CNAC mailing list: 36 Rockinghorse Rd. San Palos Verdes California 60274 From the 1998 CNAC mailing list: Gone to Hoggy Tau 1949 to 1998 Maupin,James 24201 Rowel Ct Tehachapi, CA 93561 805-821-3450 Deceased 94/02/15 The following paragraph was extracted from a short biography written by Bob Pottschmidt. "One of the founders of this Burma operation, Jim Maupin, had endeared himself to the Indonesians by making some flights between Burma and Jogjakarta, Java running the Dutch blockade while the Indonesians were having a little civil war with the Dutch in their struggle for independence. Their independence was soon achieved peacefully with the help of the United Nations. By June, 1950 with Maupin as my boss I was in Java as senior pilot fo the air transport division of the Indonesian Air Force. Mary Margaret and my son Bob, then 4, joined me in a pleasant home in Bandung which has a delightful climate at 2800 ft. elevation. My son Louie, then 16, learned to fly in a Piper Cub - cost $2 per hour for plane and instructor. Louie now flies helicopters for Weyerhaeuser after service in the Air Force including a tour in Vietnam. I flew to all parts of Indonesia in C-47's and also did a little flying in PN-Y's and B-25's. In 1953 I got a DC-3 Air Transport Rating from an American F.A.A. inspector who was visiting Indonesia. I resigned in June, 1955 thus ending my professional flying career." June 15, 2021 I'm intouch with Doug Maupin, one of the sons of James Maupin, and he sent me the following note and photo: "Tom -- Very nice to hear from you and glad to see people still care about our ancestors contribution to the free world! Best Regards Doug Maupin. My dad as a young model airplane builder in Texas! All he ever wanted to do was be a pilot! Doug Maupin   or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |