Last Midway Dive Bomber Pilot Passes Away.

• Apr 27, 2016

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syscom3

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Then there was none. Time has finally caught up with the last dive bomber pilot who flew two missions on that fateful day on June 4th 1942.

Instead of the obituary thread, I figured he deserved his own thread.

Norman 'Dusty' Kleiss, Battle of Midway hero, dies at 100

 

• Apr 28, 2016

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Old Wizard

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• Apr 28, 2016

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Wildcat

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Legend

 

• Apr 28, 2016

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FLYBOYJ

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100! God bless him

 

• Apr 28, 2016

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The Jungles of Canada

 

• Apr 28, 2016

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RIP!

 

• Apr 28, 2016

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• Apr 28, 2016

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Capt. Vick

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Wow...

 

• Apr 29, 2016

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Shinpachi

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Our Harada (1916 - ) is alone now.

 

• Apr 29, 2016

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Wayne Little

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• Apr 29, 2016

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• Apr 29, 2016

• Thread starter
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syscom3

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Shinpachi said:

Our Harada (1916 - ) is alone now.

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It is possible that he is the last airman to have flown on that day.

 

• Apr 30, 2016

• #13

Algonquin

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I do the maintenance on a TBM , UNtil I worked on one and flew in it I never fully understood what those brave, fearless men did. I act as the Chief of maintenance and feel honored to be part of history, keeping the memory of the greatest generating alive. May he rest in peace.

 

• May 1, 2016

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airminded88

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Lucky Hundred!

Rest In Peace, Hero.

 

• May 1, 2016

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bobbysocks

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not too long now and all those heros will be gone....

 

• Jun 16, 2019

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Greg Boeser

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