ace (18.5 air  victories), makes an appearance as a Marine Corps pilot. Capt. Carl  wears his baseball cap with the bill pointed skyward and makes the  comment, "Dont look now, fellas, but a truck of gas just came on  the field." Capt. Carl was a survivor of the Battle of Midway and  the air campaign for Guadalcanal in 1942. He was awarded 2 Navy  Crosses for his actions at Midway and Guadalcanal. Sadly, on June  28, 1998, he was murdered in his Oregon home by a home intruder.