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McCain, John Sidney, Sr. (Slew), ADM.
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Contact Info
Last Address Teoc, MS
Date of Passing Sep 06, 1945
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
John Sidney "Slew" McCain was a U.S. Navy admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family. He held several command assignments during the Pacific campaign of World War II. McCain was a pioneer of aircraft carrier operations.
Serving in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, in 1942 he commanded all land-based air operations in support of the Guadalcanal campaign, and in 1944–45 he aggressively led the Fast Carrier Task Force. His operations off the Philippines and Okinawa and air strikes against Formosa and the Japanese home islands caused tremendous destruction of Japanese naval and air forces in the closing period of the war. He died four days after the formal Japanese surrender ceremony.
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Namesakes:
- McCain Field, the operations center at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, was named in his honor.
- The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DL-3) (in service 1953–1978) was named for him, and the destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) (in service 1994–present) was named for Admiral John S. McCain Sr., Admiral John S. McCain Jr., and, as of a rededication ceremony 11 July 2018, Senator John S. McCain III.
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Details Behind Award
Posthumously awarded. President Truman awarded the PUC to Task Force 38/58, the fast carrier task force, which was the instrumental striking arm in the battle of the Pacific.