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  • Ray Permenter and Herb Bayless: Local high school football co-captains killed in action in WWII, part 2

    Dr. Craig Luther, contributing writer|Jul 9, 2022

    [Editor's note: This is the continuation of our 32nd article, from our June 25, 2022 issue, in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country. The articles may contain graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.] (Raymond W. Permenter and Herbert L. Bayless are two local heroes inextricably bound together in the history of Kern County. Born on the same day, they both attended East Bakersfield High School [EBHS] in the late 1930s and early 1940s....

  • Ray Permenter and Herb Bayless: Local high school football co-captains killed in action in WWII, Part 1

    Dr. Craig Luther, contributing writer|Jun 25, 2022

    [Editor's note: This is the 32nd article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country. The articles may contain graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.] (Raymond W. Permenter and Herbert L. Bayless are two local heroes inextricably bound together in the history of Kern County. Born on the same day, they both attended East Bakersfield High School [EBHS] in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Co-captains of the football team, they both joined the...