"Richard Riley" wrote

Emerging from Kelly Field, Texas, as a Second Lieutenant, Roddenberry
was sent to the South Pacific where he entered combat at Guadalcanal,
flying B-17 bombers out of the newly-captured Japanese airstrip, which
became Henderson Field. He flew missions against enemy strongholds at
Bougainville and participated in the Munda invasion. In all, he took
part in 89 missions and sorties. He was decorated with the
Distinguished flying Cross and the Air Medal.

Roddenberry later received a Civil Aeronautics
commendation for his efforts during and after the crash."

Also, the man who designed the "Enterprise" itself, Matt Jefferies,
was a pilot based at Santa Paula for many years.

Wow, I am a bit of a Star Trek buff, but I had no idea about all of
Rodenberry's history!

I suppose that the Jefferies tube got it's name from the designer.
--
Jim in NC