McWhorter III, Hamilton, CDR

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Commander
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1968-1969, Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, CA
Service Years
1941 - 1969
Commander Commander

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Home State
Georgia
Georgia
Year of Birth
1921
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
Athens
Date of Passing
Apr 12, 2008
 

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Last Known Activity:

Retired in El Cajon, California. Co-author of a book on his experiences in WWII, "First Hellcat Ace."

   
Other Comments:

Flew 89 combat missions during WWII.

US Navy's first Hellcat ace, ultimately downing twelve Japanese aircraft in the F6F.

   

  1945-1946, CNO - OPNAV

Lieutenant

From Month/Year
- / 1945

To Month/Year
- / 1946

Unit
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Rank
Lieutenant

NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
Not Specified

State/Country
Texas
 
 
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Type
Shore Support
 

Parent Unit
Major Commands

Strength
Center

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Mar 31, 2020
   
   
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CNO - OPNAV

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Nimitz, Chester William, FADM, (1905-1966) OFF 112X Fleet Admiral
Fitch, Aubrey Wray, ADM, (1906-1947) OFF Admiral
Horne, Frederick Joseph, ADM, (1895-1946) Admiral
Mitscher, Marc Andrew, ADM, (1906-1947) Admiral
ROBINSON, Samuel, ADM, (1903-1946) Admiral
Bagley, David Worth, ADM, (1904-1947) Vice Admiral
Hill, Harry Wilbur, ADM, (1911-1954) Vice Admiral
Radford, Arthur William, ADM, (1916-1957) Vice Admiral
ROCKWELL, Francis, VADM, (1908-1948) Vice Admiral
Rosendahl, Charles Emery, VADM, (1914-1946) Vice Admiral
Tarrant, William Theodore, VADM, (1894-1946) OFF Vice Admiral
Wilkinson, Theodore Stark, VADM, (1905-1946) OFF Vice Admiral
Ballentine, John Jennings, ADM, (1917-1954) OFF Rear Admiral Upper Half
GLOVER, Cato, ADM, (1916-1957) Rear Admiral Upper Half
McCann, Allan Rockwell, VADM, (1917-1950) OFF Rear Admiral Upper Half
McCrea, John Livingstone, VADM, (1911-1953) OFF 111X Rear Admiral Upper Half
Tobin, Robert Gibson, RADM, (1917-1947) Rear Admiral Upper Half
Whiting, Frances Eliot Maynar, VADM, (1908-1947) Rear Admiral Upper Half
Wright, Jerauld, ADM, (1917-1963) OFF Rear Admiral Upper Half
McCormick, Lynde Dupuy, ADM, (1915-1956) Rear Admiral Lower Half
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Barry, James, CAPT, (1909-1945) Captain
Decker, Benton Weaver, RADM, (1919-1950) Captain
Fitch, Howard Wesley, CAPT, (1918-1950) Captain
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Kiefer, Dixie, Cmdre, (1918-1945) OFF 131X Captain
McCandless, Bruce, RADM, (1928-1952) Captain
McLean, Ephraim Rankin, VADM, (1924-1959) Captain
Oates, Eugene Thompson, CAPT, (1911-1947) OFF Captain
OLD, Francis, VADM, (1917-1954) Captain
Pirie, Robert Burns, VADM, (1922-1962) OFF Captain
Smith, Geoffrey S., CAPT, (1924-1945) OFF 00X Captain
Strauss, Elliott Bowman, RADM, (1923-1953) OFF Captain
Tolley, Kemp, RADM, (1925-1959) Captain
Voge, Richard George, RADM, (1925-1946) OFF Captain
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Wright, William Dudley, RADM, (1923-1948) Captain
Zahm, John Crawford, RADM, (1923-1957) Captain
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