Lt. Commander J.T. Blackburn, WWII U.S. Navy--single figure--RETIRED.
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Lt. Commander J.T. Blackburn
Tom Blackburn was the U.S. Navy’s top-scoring Corsair “ace”, with 11 “kills” to his credit. A born leader, he came from a family of Naval officers. His most famous command was VF-17 “The Jolly Rogers”. He led the squadron from January 1943 until May 1944. During this time, they shot down 154 Japanese aircraft, sank 5 transport ships, and produced 12 other F4U “aces”.
RETIRED.
