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CAPT WILLIAM R. PITTMAN, USN
CAPT WILLIAM R. PITTMAN, USN


CAPT WILLIAM R. PITTMAN, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 403

Service Date In: 01/01/1940 Date of Birth: 09/17/1917
Service Date Out: 01/01/1968
Aviation Designation Naval Aviator
State/College Attended Univ of Florida
City, State Hilton Head,SC

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Navy Cross

Theaters/Campaigns:
Midway,Guad,Korea

Aircraft:
SBD
F3F
F4F
F4U
F9F-1,2

Ship/Units/Deployments:
USS Enterprise CV-6
USS Valley Forge
USS Oriskany

Associations/Service Organizations:
Golden Eagles
Legion of Valor
Assn of Nav Aviation
AVCAD Organization

Significant Achievements:
Led the first raid on capital of North Korea from USS Valley Forge. 4300 milit. flt hrs. 325 arrested landings. CO of VF-53, VA-174, and NAS Anacostia (now NAF Andrews).

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