Despite advances in military technology, the Navy's most decorated aircraft carrier was at the Battle of Midway during WWII and other conflicts of the era.

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

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.

One of the last known subchasers built to defend the U.S. in World War II has spent the past 80 years sitting in North Carolina’s Cape Fear River, and historians aren’t exactly sure why it’s still ...

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

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

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

A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy ...

Donald McPherson, a Nebraska farmer and World War II fighter ace credited with shooting down five Japanese planes, has died ...

America’s last surviving World War II ace pilot died Aug. 14 at his Nebraska home, the Beatrice Daily Sun reported.

A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America's last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy ...