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Shaun Thomas (Underdog), OSC
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McCusky, Elbert Scott (Ace of Midway NC2x), CAPT.
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Last Address Little Rock
Date of Passing Jun 15, 1997
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We just shot his ass off!" McCuskey whooped when he and his wingman downed a Japanese flying boat in early 1942.
1942-1942, 131X, VF-3 Tomcatters
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Other Memories Badly damaged at the Coral Sea, Yorktown returned to Pearl Harbor for 72 hours of intensive, if jury-rigged repairs - enough to make her seaworthy for the upcoming confrontation at Midway. Some changes were made to her torpedo and fighting squadrons. The personnel of Fighting 42 were merged into Fighting 3 (VF-3) under the command of the great Jimmy Thach. They were equipped with twenty-seven of the latest F4F-4 folding-wing Wildcats
