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NATIONAL FLIGHT LOG   
CAPT GEORGE H. WHISLER, USN
CAPT GEORGE H. WHISLER, USN


CAPT GEORGE H. WHISLER, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 449

Service Date In: 04/04/1940 Date of Birth: 07/08/1919
Service Date Out: 05/31/1967
Aviation Designation Naval Aviator
State/College Attended US Naval Academy
City, State Carmel,CA

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Bronze Star

Theaters/Campaigns:
Asiatic - Pacific

Aircraft:
F8U-1
FJ-3
F9F-6
F3D-2
AD-2

Ship/Units/Deployments:
USS Randolph, 06/01/45
VF-142, CO, 06/01/58
USS Midway, AO, 06/01/59

Associations/Service Organizations:
USNA Alumni Assn
Tailhook Assn
Assn of Nav Aviation
Nav Av Museum Fdn
Navy League

Significant Achievements:
7-23-53: 1st transcon. roundtrip solo flt betw. sunrise and sunset (F9F-6) NAS Norfolk to NAS N. Isl. F3D-2 back to Norfolk, 14 hrs elapsed time. 3935 hrs, 132 traps.

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