Corsair pilot earned Navy Cross for battleship hit during WWII
Naval aviator Neil Swarthout is pictured second from left in front of F4U Corsair U.S. Naval aviator Neil Swarthout — who flew F4U Corsair fighter bombers off the aircraft carrier USS Hancock during...
View ArticleHall of Fame outfielder Ralph Kiner flew patrol bombers during World War II
Just a few years before Hall of Fame slugger Ralph Kiner donned a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform and belted his way into the Major League Baseball record books — leading the National League in home runs...
View ArticleRet. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Chuck Caldwell flew P5M Marlin seaplanes in the North...
Ret. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Chuck Caldwell had two years of college under his belt at Louisiana State University when he enlisted in the Navy cadet program on Friday, Feb. 13, 1953. He took his pre-flight...
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