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James D. “Don” Bankhead was born July 4, 1932, in DeLeon, Texas, and graduated from Valley Mills High School in Valley Mills, Texas. Following high school, Don enlisted in the Navy, and was assigned to the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Bataan, which saw action in the Korean War. 

California became Don’s home in 1954, when he was discharged from the Navy. He worked for awhile in the U.S. Postal Service, General Motors and Union Oil before …
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Born

July 4th, 1932
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Passed away

December 23rd, 2019
Fullerton, CA, USA

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Method of disposition

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Final resting place

Loma Vista Memorial Park

701 East Bastanchury Road, Fullerton, CA 92835
McAulay & Wallace Mortuary
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McAulay & Wallace Mortuary

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James Bankhead, Sr