{"id":339,"date":"2019-11-07T21:05:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T21:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=hall_of_fame&#038;p=339"},"modified":"2019-12-30T11:14:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T18:14:20","slug":"james-vercellino","status":"publish","type":"hall_of_fame","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/hall-of-fame\/james-vercellino\/","title":{"rendered":"James Vercellino"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>James Vercellino<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame<\/strong><br \/><strong><em><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Enshrined 2006<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Serving in the Army Air Corp during WWII, Vercellino loved aviation and pursued his goals with passion and determination. After his service with the Army, Vercellino became a partner in Maddux Flying. In 1948 Vercellino was appointed by the late Governor Dan Garvey as one of the original Board members of the Arizona Aviation Authority. 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