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Post by dmether on Jul 11, 2014 19:53:05 GMT 8
11 November 1944. Over the entrance to Ormoc Bay, Leyte VB-15 off of the USS Essex lost three SB2C3’s while striking Japanese ships. The photo shows one of them about to hit the water. The crews of all three aircraft are still MIA. 1. John E. Avery and Alfred T. Graham Jr. 2. John S. Foote and Norman W. Schmidt 3. Melvin G. Livesay and Charles E. Swihart John S. Foote had the Navy Cross for action against enemy Japanese surface forces over the Sibuyan Sea during the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Islands on 25 October 1944 Melvin G. Livesay had the Navy Cross for the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Islands on 25 October 1944. Also lost that day and still MIA is Thorolf E. Thompson who was flying a F6F over the Camotes Sea near Leyte. He had the Navy Cross for the Sibuyan Sea during the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Islands on 24 October 1944. Wondering if there was any other time that the US Navy lost 3 Navy Cross awardees in a single day?
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