Medal of Honor recipient and leading WWII US Navy ace David McCampbell poses in his F6F Hellcat on board the USS Essex after the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944. McCampbell downed 9 enemy planes during the “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot” and totaled 34 kills by the end of the war. [1451×2048]

Medal of Honor recipient and leading WWII US Navy ace David McCampbell poses in his F6F Hellcat on board the USS Essex after the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944. McCampbell downed 9 enemy planes during the “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot” and totaled 34 kills by the end of the war. [1451×2048]

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