Bidspirit auction | WW2 3 US Fighter aces

WW2 3 US Fighter aces MOH winner signed 40th ann VJ Day cover A Vraciu, T Denman, R O'Kane MOH. Alex Vraciu ended WWII as the U.S. Navy's fourth-ranking ace with 19 enemy aircraft shot down plus 21 more destroyed on the ground. He spent the last few months of the war as a test pilot at the Navy's Patuxent River facility. After the war, he commanded VF-51. Captain Anthony J. ”Tony” Denman was a decorated World War II naval aviator and ace, later serving as the commanding officer (CO) of VF-831 aboard the USS Antietam during the Korean War.6 victories, Richard Hetherington O'Kane (February 2, 1911 - February 16, 1994) was a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for commanding USS Tang in the Pacific War against Japan to the most successful record of any United States submarine ever. He also received three Navy Crosses and three Silver Stars, for a total of seven awards of the United States military's three highest decorations for valor in combat. Before commanding Tang, O'Kane served in the highly successful USS Wahoo as executive officer and approach officer under noted Commander Dudley ”Mush” Morton. In his ten combat patrols, five in Wahoo and five commanding Tang, O'Kane participated in more successful attacks on Japanese shipping than any other submarine officer during the war. Good condition Est.