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David McCampbell : top ace of U.S. Naval Aviation in World War II / David Lee Russell.
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EBSCOhost Ebook Public Library Collection - North America- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Russell, David Lee, 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McCampbell, David, 1910-1996.
- United States. Navy. Air Group Fifteen--Biography.
- United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.
- United States. Navy--Aviation--Biography.
- Fighter pilots--United States--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "This book explores the life and career of David McCampbell, the leader of the most successful naval air group in combat in WWII. The author details McCampbell's 31-year career, revealing an incredible diversity of leadership roles and service assignments. McCampbell commanded ships, training centers, aircraft squadrons and held a variety of Navy and Defense Department senior staff positions"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Birth of a hero
- Bessemer to Annapolis
- Go Navy: from ships to aviation
- VF-4 and the Ranger
- LSO on the Wasp
- Training Carrier Air Group 15
- Marcus and Wake Islands raids
- Marianas Operation Forager begins
- Iwo Jima
- The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
- Ozawa's Retreat and protecting Saipan
- Saipan operations and softening up Guam
- Supporting landings on Guam and Tinian
- Stalemate II: Palau, Southern Philippines
- Stalemate II: Visayas, Manila Strikes and Second Visayas
- Okinawa Jima, Nansei Shoto
- Battle of Formosa
- Battle of Leyte Gulf
- Last CAG-15 strikes
- Post-war naval career
- Appendix A: Aerial Victories
- Appendix B: Aces of the Navy Fighting Squadron Fifteen (VF-15), December 1, 1944
- Appendix C: Congressional Medal of Honor citation of Commander David McCampbell.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-3607-9
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