Richard Halsey Best
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title:
Richard Halsey Best
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Richard Halsey Best was a dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II. Stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, Best led his dive bomber squadron at the 1942 Battle of Midway, sinking two Japanese aircraft carriers in one day, before being medically retired that same year due to damage to his lungs caused by breathing bad oxygen during the battle.
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United States Naval Aviator
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Halsey_Best
date created:
2009-04-04T06:11:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T23:47:28Z
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