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Meet the first pilot to receive the Medal of Honor flying the ‘Whistling Death’
Kenneth Walsh achieved ace status by downing multiple enemy aircraft in August 1943 and was awarded the Medal of Honor in February 1944 for his combat valor.
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Military TimesMeet the first pilot to receive the Medal of Honor flying the ‘Whistling Death’
World War II in the Pacific produced a remarkable 10 fighter pilots of the United States Marine Corps who were awarded the Medal of Honor. Aside from Captain Henry T. Elrod at Wake Island, they all earned them in or around the Solomon Islands. Among them was the first to achieve ace status in a new entry to the USMC arsenal, one with which his name would be associated: Kenneth Walsh and the Vought F4U-1 Corsair.Born in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov…
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