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80-G-64831 Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, USN

Photo #: 80-G-64831 Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, USN
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Title: Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, USN
Description: Photographed in the cockpit of an F4F Wildcat fighter, 10 April 1942, while commanding Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3). Japanese flags on the plane commemorate kills Thach made while flying from USS Lexington (CV-2) on 20 February 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-64831
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