C. Wade McClusky
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Rear Admiral Clarence Wade McClusky, Jr., was a United States Navy aviator during World War II and the early Cold War. He played a major part in the Battle of Midway; in the words of Admiral Chester N
McClusky in 1943–1944
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
C. Wade McClusky
…Akagi, and the squadron behind his to attack Kaga. Two simultaneous carrier attacks would have made it harder for Japanese Zeros to respond. Lieutenant Richard Best, who commanded the other squadron and was considered to be its best pilot, noticed the error and pulled out with two wingmen to attack Akagi. Best…
Richard Halsey Best
VB-6 pilots in January 1942: Best is seated 3rd from the left.
SBD-2s on Enterprise, April, 1942, Hornet in the background
The flight deck of USS Enterprise on May 15, 1942: The first SBD is either Best's ("B-1") or that of the CO of VS-6 ("S-1").