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    Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 87

    2 honorees
    CDR PORTER W. MAXWELL, USN

    Porter Maxwell

    Class of 1936
    Commander | US Navy
    July 24, 1945 (31 years old)
    KIA Pacific Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 87 WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross
    LT WILLIAM L. PETERSON, JR., USN

    William Peterson, Jr.

    Class of 1942
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 10, 1945 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Bombing Fighting Squadron (VBF) 87 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 8th Company