Richard Halsey Best
Richard Halsey Best was a dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II. Stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, Best led his dive bomber squadron at the 1942 Battle of Midway, sinking two Japanese aircraft carriers in one day, before being medically retired that same year due to damage to his lungs caused by breathing bad oxygen during the battle.
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Date of Birth
March 24th, 1910
Age
116
Birth Place
United States of America, New Jersey
Date of Death
October 28th, 2001
Died Aged
91
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