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[Navy servicemen posing with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft] (Item)
[Navy servicemen posing with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of United States Navy servicemen posing with a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, circa 1940s. Frank C. Leigh is in the back row, third from the left.
[Navy servicemen posing with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft] (Item)
[Navy servicemen posing with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of United States Navy servicemen posing with a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, circa 1940s. Frank C. Leigh is in the back row, third from the left.Inscription on verso: "FCL top row, 3rd from left."
[Navy servicemen with Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft] (Item)
[Navy servicemen with Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen with a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (fuselage number 35) and a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft (tail number 3842, tail code NL), circa 1978. Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S. Navy career of Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1944-1947.
[Marvin J. Franger oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)
[Marvin J. Franger oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Marvin J. Franger discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his wartime experiences with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) and their participation in Operation Torch (November 1942) during the North Africa Campaign. Topics discussed include day-to-day operations aboard the USS Ranger…
[Anthony J. Denman oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)
[Anthony J. Denman oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Anthony J. Denman discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part two, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and the combat mission discussed in the previous interview.
[Paul E. Drury oral history interview] (Item)
[Paul E. Drury oral history interview]
Fighter ace Paul E. Drury discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He focuses in particular on his experiences during the Battle of Leyte Gulf on October 24, 1944. A member of Fighting Squadron 27 (VF-27) stationed aboard the USS Princeton (CVL-23), Drury was on the ship when it was attacked by a Japanese dive bomber. He describes his escape to the USS Irwin…
[Anthony J. Denman oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)
[Anthony J. Denman oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Anthony J. Denman discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the Pacific Theater with Fighting Squadron 36 (VF-36) and Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18). Special focus on a combat air patrol mission in October 1944 in which Denman…
[William K. Blair oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)
[William K. Blair oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William K. Blair is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part one, Blair describes his experiences as a carrier-based fighter pilot, including his assignments with Fighting Squadron 10 (VF-10) and Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2) during World War II. Topics discussed include his flight training; his time…
[George C. Duncan and John R. Strane oral history interview] (Item)
[George C. Duncan and John R. Strane oral history interview]
Fighter aces George C. Duncan and John R. Strane are interviewed about their military service with the United States Navy during World War II. They describe their wartime experiences as fighter pilots and their time in the Pacific Theater with Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15). Duncan also touches briefly on memorable incidents from his postwar Navy career. Topics discussed include the service history…
[Fred L. Dungan oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)
[Fred L. Dungan oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Fred L. Dungan discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and USS Hornet (CV-12) with Night Fighting Squadron 76 (VF(N)-76). Topics discussed include his training history, his involvement…