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JOHN  THOMAS  "TOMMY"  BLACKBURN

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Deceased 03/21/1994
Rate/Rank
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 00/1933 - 00/1962
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR
Born
06/24/1912
ANNAPOLIS, MD
FIGHTER ACE - 12 AERIAL VICTORIES
DECEASED, 3/21/1994
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
CO, VGF-29, USS SANTEE CVE-29
CO, VF-17, USS ESSEX CV-9
C0, VF-19, USS BUNKER HILL CV-17
U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD - CLASS OF 1933
CO, USS MIDWAY CV-41
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY CROSS 
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS 
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/STARS 
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL