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NATIONAL FLIGHT LOG   
CAPT FRANCIS Y. THIGPEN, USN
CAPT FRANCIS Y. THIGPEN, USN


CAPT FRANCIS Y. THIGPEN, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 553

Service Date In: 11/28/1942 Date of Birth: 05/30/1924
Service Date Out: 01/31/1973
Aviation Designation Naval Aviator
State/College Attended Univ of Alabama
City, State Pensacola,FL

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Dist. Flying Cross

Theaters/Campaigns:
Okinawa, Korea

Aircraft:
F4U
S-2
F8F
AD
F6F

Ship/Units/Deployments:
USS Essex, 01/01/45
USS Bataan, LSO, 01/01/51
USS Lake Champlain

Associations/Service Organizations:
Ret. Officers Assn
Assn of Nav Aviation
Daedalians - Flt 21

Significant Achievements:
CO of NATTC Lakehurst. CO of VS-32 Staff COMASWFORLANT. Landing Signal Officer for 5 yrs. 5,240 flight hours. 480 carrier landings


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