ions ▁from ▁an ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁Following ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁Rh odes ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁several ▁naval ▁air ▁stations , ▁including ▁the ▁Naval ▁Air ▁We ap ons ▁Station ▁China ▁Lake , ▁Mon ter ey ▁and ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Air ▁Station ▁Mir amar . ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁was ▁awarded ▁two ▁Pur ple ▁He arts ▁and ▁three ▁Air ▁Med als ▁during ▁his ▁twenty ▁years ▁of ▁active ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁Navy . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁at ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁commander . ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁project ▁pl anner ▁for ▁Lock he ed ▁Martin ▁facility ▁in ▁Sun ny v ale , ▁California , ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Death ▁R ale igh ▁Rh odes ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁in ▁San ▁Jose , ▁California , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Paul ine , ▁two ▁daughters ▁and ▁a ▁son . ▁ ▁Rh odes ' ▁former ▁wife , ▁Betty , ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁His ▁son , ▁R ale igh ▁E . ▁Rh odes ▁Jr ., ▁also ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁San ▁Jose ▁Mercur y ▁News : ▁R ale igh ▁' D ust y ' ▁Rh odes , ▁ 8 9 ▁Boston ▁Glo be : ▁R ale