by Timothy Rutt

Services for retired Air Force Col. Donald Bagnard, will be held at Sunrise Chapel at Mountain View Cemetery on Thursday, March 7, at 12 PM.  Bagnard died last week in  age 90.  He and his wife had recently relocated to Arroyo Grande after living for many years in Altadena.

Bagnard served in World War II as navigator to Chuck Yeager, as well as in the Korean and Vietnam wars.  He was also involved in early rocketry at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

The Lompoc Record had an article about Col. Bagnard on Feb. 8,