John Kokarewich
Bartlett, Illinois
John modeled the USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) on its first wartime mission in February 1944, ferrying Army, Navy, and Marine Corps aircraft to the South Pacific. Built from a Hasegawa 1/350 scale kit, he packed it with photo-etched metal details, Black Cat weapons and directors, Flyhawk life rafts, and Trumpeter and 3D-printed aircraft.