Donald McPherson, from Nebraska, served as a Navy fighter pilot aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex, which battled Japanese ...

Nation's last surviving World War II Navy fighter pilot shot down five Japanese planes while serving on the USS Essex.

Mr. McPherson served as a Navy pilot of a Hellcat fighter plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the Pacific theater.

As a naval aviator in World War II, Donald McPherson got five aerial kills. Then he spent decades in a life of service.

Donald McPherson earned his wings in August of 1944, plenty of time to become an ace. He would be America's last ace of World War II.

Donald McPherson, a Nebraska native and decorated Navy fighter ace, was one of only 11 aces from the VF-83 squadron.

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be the last surviving American “ace” pilot, has died at ...

Donald McPherson, WWII hero and last US ace pilot, dies at 103, remembered for valor in combat and devotion to faith, family, ...

Donald McPherson, America's last WWII ace pilot who downed five Japanese planes, died at 103. Discover his heroic Pacific ...

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The Pacific Theater of World War II was one of the most ferocious naval campaigns in history during which capital ships ...