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NATIONAL FLIGHT LOG   
RADM JOHN D. GAVAN, USNR
RADM JOHN D. GAVAN, USNR


RADM JOHN D. GAVAN, USNR
FLIGHT LOG ID: 227

Service Date In: 08/18/1941 Date of Birth: 04/17/1918
Service Date Out: 10/01/1975
Aviation Designation Naval Aviator
State/College Attended Notre Dame
City, State Jacksonville Beach,FL

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Brit. Dis Serv Cross

Theaters/Campaigns:
WWII Pac./Far East

Aircraft:
F2F
F4U
F6F
F8F
F9F

Ship/Units/Deployments:
USS Enterprise,VF-12
USS Saratoga

Associations/Service Organizations:
Navy League
Naval Reserve Assn
Nav Av Museum Fdn
Assn of Nav Aviation
AVCAD Organization

Significant Achievements:
1860 fighter hours, 187 carrier landings, 5 fighter & 1 wing com- mand. In 1990 General Chairman for the commissioning of USS Monterey (CG-61).

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