DAVID  PERRY  MCCAMPBELL

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Rate/Rank
 CAPT
Service Branch
USN 6/1929 - 7/1964
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR
Born
 01/16/1910
BESSEMER, AL
TOP NAVY FIGHTER PILOT ACE OF WORLD WAR II (34 KILLS)
DECEASED, 6/30/1996
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
LANDING SIGNAL OFFICER, USS WASP CV-7
COMMANDER, SQUADRON VF-15
COMMANDER, AIR GROUP 15
CO, USS BON HOMME RICHARD CV-31
STAFF, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR 
NAVY CROSS 
SILVER STAR 
LEGION OF MERIT W/COMBAT 'V' 
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS W/2 GOLD STARS 
AIR MEDAL 
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL 
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL