Merriam Press Military Monograph 1. Third Edition (December 2011). From enlistment in 1942, through cadet aviation training, joining VBF-12/Air Group 12 as a SB2C Helldiver pilot, later switching to the F6F Hellcat, embarking on the USS Randolph (CV-15), and conducting air operations including fighter sweeps over Tokyo, combat missions over Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and fighting off kamikaze attacks. Contents: On the Cover; Chapter 1: Decision Time; Chapter 2: Pre-Flight School; Chapter 3: The Yellow Peril; Chapter 4: Wings of Gold; Chapter 5: Dive Bombing; Chapter 6: A Side-Wheeler Carrier;...