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John C. Waldron

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Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1900-1942)

United StatesLived 1900 to 1942 · aged 41
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John Charles Waldron was a United States Navy (USN) aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers, Torpedo Squadron 8 aboard USS Hornet, in World War II.

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Waldron's TBD Devastator taking off from USS Hornet on 4 June 1942. He and his gunner, Chief Radioman Horace F. Dobbs, were killed that dayWaldron's TBD Devastator taking off from USS Hornet on 4 June 1942. He and his gunner, Chief Radioman Horace F. Dobbs, were killed that day

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Purple Heart
Navy Cross

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John Charles Waldron was a United States Navy (USN) aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers, Torpedo Squadron 8 aboard USS Hornet, in World War II. While he was among the 29 men of the 30-man squadron who perished in the Battle of Midway, his decision to attack the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) carriers delayed the launching of a planned strike against the American carriers, enabling other USN planes to sink four of the IJN's seven fleet carriers then in service.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1900 to 1942 · aged 41
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