By Caroline Rosacker
Clifford Judkins, who recently moved to Guttenberg, was born in 1937. He grew up in California and joined the Air Force in 1954. Judkins attended aircraft and engine school in Illinois during his enlistment.
"I became a jet engine mechanic and was stationed at Castle Air Force Base in California," said Judkins. "It was about 40 miles from where my grandfather's homestead was. My dad was raised there and the family had a cabin there. It made it nice to be so close."