, ▁local ▁National ▁Guard ▁unit ▁Company ▁K ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Def ense ▁Command ▁in ▁California . ▁S ik eston - area ▁students ▁helped ▁raise ▁money ▁to ▁have ▁three ▁B - 2 5 ▁bom bers ▁named ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁S ik eston , ▁The ▁S ik eston ▁Bul ld og , ▁and ▁one ▁other . ▁These ▁three ▁plan es ▁were ▁supposed ly ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁D ool ittle ▁Ra id , ▁during ▁which ▁they ▁went ▁down ▁and ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁between ▁Japan ▁and ▁China . ▁The ▁local ▁International ▁Sho e ▁Company ▁factory ▁had ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁sh oe ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Post ▁World ▁War ▁era ▁Following ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Min er ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁city . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁first ▁known ▁as ▁Min ner , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁res iding ▁land own ers . ▁However , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁alter ed ▁when ▁the ▁rail road ▁in ad vert ently ▁omitted ▁an ▁" n " ▁from ▁the ▁switching ▁station , ▁ren aming ▁it ▁Min er ▁Switch . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁city ▁became ▁incorpor ated ▁due ▁to ▁modern - day ▁pione er ▁William ▁Howard ▁McG ill . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Mason ▁Y ar br ough , ▁a ▁S ik eston ▁native ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁marine , ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁area ▁on ▁Mak in ▁Island ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁his