High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 130 text:
“
Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher U SS MITSCHER (DDG 57) is the second U.S. Navy war- ship to honor famed naval aviator and World War II hero Admiral Marc A. Mitscher (1887-1947). Known to his friends as Pete , the Admiral is most famous for his exploits as Commander of Task Force 58, a powerful combination of aircraft carriers and other war- ships which wreaked havoc upon the Japanese in the western Pa- cific. Admiral Mitscher, a 1910 grad- uate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served his first six years in the Navy at sea on various surface ships of the Pacific Fleet. Volun- teering for aviation training. Lieu- tenant Mitscher graduated from the Navy ' s first formal flight school at Pensacola, Florida, and was designated Naval Aviator 33. Several years later, in May 1919, Lieutenant Commander Mitscher was awarded his first Navy Cross for his participation in the world ' s first successful trans- Atlantic flight with the Nancys , piloting NC-1 of the squadron ' s famous Curtis flying boats. In October 1941, Captain Mit- scher was selected to be the com- missioning CO of USS HORNET. Mitscher was promoted to Rear Admiral in February 1942 and led HORNET to the war in the Pacific. Under his command, HORNET served as the launching platform for Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle ' s B-25 raid on Tokyo in April 1942. Additionally, Mit- scher ' s ship was one of three U.S. aircraft carriers that turned the tide of war against Japan at Mid- way. Assuming the role of Com- mander, Fast Carrier Task Force 58 in 1944 (commanding four sep- arate battle groups of three to four carriers each). Admiral Mitscher was involved in every major battle in the Pacific War, including: the Marshall Islands, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the Marianas Turkey Shoot . Throughout these campaigns, Mitscher was supported by his friend and Chief of Staff, then Captain Arleigh Burke, the Admiral for whom the DDG 51 class of AEGIS destroyers is named. Admiral Mitscher was a man possessed of great internal strength, fighting spirit, and tena- city. USS MITSCHER (DDG 57) continues his proud legacy of na- val service. 126
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
