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03712aam a22005898i 4500 001 9C1C4A12CFA311E9B77D544F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190905010153 008 190415s2019 ncu b 001 0beng 010 $a 2019018010 020 $a 1476677794 020 $a 9781476677798 035 $a (OCoLC)1086485757 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a p------ $a p------ 050 00 $a D790.35 15th $b .M337 2019 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Russell, David Lee, $d 1947- $e author. 245 10 $a David McCampbell : $b top ace of U.S. naval aviation in World War II / $c David Lee Russell. 246 30 $a Top ace of U.S. naval aviation in World War II 263 $a 1906 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2019] 300 $a x, 263 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a 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. 600 10 $a McCampbell, David, $d 1910-1996. 610 10 $a United States. $b Air Group Fifteen $b Air Group Fifteen $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x Officers $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x Aviation $v Biography. 610 17 $a United States. $b Navy $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00533204 610 17 $a United States. $b Air Group Fifteen $b Air Group Fifteen $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00573434 611 27 $a World War (1939-1945) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 650 0 $a Fighter pilots $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Pacific Area. 650 7 $a Armed Forces $x Aviation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01351741 650 7 $a Armed Forces $x Officers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00814617 650 7 $a Fighter pilots. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00923988 650 7 $a Military campaigns. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710190 650 7 $a Military operations, Aerial $x American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710199 650 7 $a Military operations, Naval $x American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710245 651 7 $a Pacific Area. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01243504 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1939-1945 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190905041557.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9C1C4A12CFA311E9B77D544F97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search