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    Fighting Squadron (VF) 26

    2 honorees
    LT DAVID H. POPE, USN

    David Pope

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 18, 1943 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 26 WWII Fixed Wing Silver Star USNA 8th Company
    LCDR PAUL V. THOMPSON, USN

    Paul Thompson

    Class of 1940
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    June 29, 1945 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Fighting Squadron (VF) 26 Air Group (CAG) 26 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 5th Company