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WW2 US Fighter aces David McCampbell Nathan Gordon MOH signed 40th ann VJ Day cover. Captain David McCampbell US Navy Ace 34 Victories. David McCampbell became a naval aviator in 1934 but it wasn't until 1944 that he flew combat missions from the carrier USS Essex One of only two Navy pilots to be awarded the Medal of Honour, Captain David McCampbell ended the war with 34 aircraft shot down plus another 21 destroyed on the ground. His score of 34 made him the highest scoring Navy 'Ace' and the third highest scoring US pilot of World War II. McCampbell also received the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal, Legion of Merit, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Backstamped Cathay Pacific 15 Sep 85 Hong Kong. Nathan Green Gordon (September 4, 1916 - September 8, 2008) was an American lawyer, politician, and decorated naval aviator. A Democrat, he served as the tenth lieutenant governor of Arkansas for ten terms, from 1947 to 1967. As a United States Navy officer in World War II, he received the U.S. military's highest decoration-the Medal of Honor-for rescuing the crews of several downed airplanes. Good condition Est.