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Scouting Squadron (VS) 71
3
honorees
John Eldridge, Jr.
Class of 1927
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
November 2, 1942
(39 years old)
KIA
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Scouting Squadron (VS) 71
WWII
Fixed Wing
Navy Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Ship Namesake
Baylies Clark
Class of 1930
Lieutenant
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US Navy
May 23, 1941
(32 years old)
Operational loss
Scouting Squadron (VS) 71
Fixed Wing
Donald Patterson
Class of 1937
Lieutenant
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US Navy
January 14, 1942
(28 years old)
Operational loss
Battle of the Atlantic
Scouting Squadron (VS) 71
WWII
Fixed Wing
KIA-combat flight
USNA 9th Company