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Maj Marty Hogan
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Great story SGT John " Mac " McConnell what an amazing defeat. Great for us however...
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MSgt George Cater
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Outstanding heroism that day by the Navy aviators protecting the fleet. I recall as a kid in the 60's, reading a book about fighter pilots in WW2, including "David McCampbell's Flight of Nine" where he earned the Medal of Honor:

On June 19, 1944, during the "Marianas Turkey Shoot," Commander McCampbell shot down five Japanese Yokosuka D4Y 'Judy' dive-bombers, to become an "ace in a day". Later that afternoon, during a second sortie, McCampbell downed another two Mitsubishi A6M 'Zekes' over Guam. On October 24, 1944, he became the only American airman to achieve "ace in a day" status twice. McCampbell and his wingman attacked a Japanese force of 60 aircraft. McCampbell shot down nine, setting a U.S. single mission aerial combat record. During this same action, his wingman downed another six Japanese warplanes. When he landed his Grumman F6F Hellcat aboard USS Langley (the flight deck of Essex wasn't clear), his six machine guns had just two rounds remaining, and his airplane had to be manually released from the arrestor wire due to complete fuel exhaustion.[3] Commander McCampbell received the Medal of Honor for both actions, becoming the only Fast Carrier Task Force pilot to be so honored.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
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German Erich Hartman has the record for 12 in one day. David has the second highest amount of kills in one day. And the scary thing is that David flew for less than nine months.
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SCPO Morris Ramsey
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MSgt George Cater Great story. Uncommon valor was often common among that generation.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
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Thanks for the great history addition MSgt George Cater
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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Great video share on the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Have a wonderful day.
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Have a great day David...
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