Bryan J. Dickerson

Dive Bomber Down

James A. Nist, Naval Aviator in the Pacific War

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Produktbeschreibung

James A. Nist lived an extraordinary life in his 24 years. Raised on a New Jersey farm, he graduated high school at 16 and earned both a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a private pilot's license. In 1942, he joined the Navy as an aviation cadet, earning his wings and an officer's commission in the Naval Reserve. He became proficient in three of the Navy's high-performance combat aircraft: the SBD Dauntless dive-bomber, the F6F Hellcat fighter and the F4U Corsair fighter. In 1945, he deployed to the Pacific aboard the carrier USS Bunker Hill and flew combat missions over Japan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Drawing on Nist's letters and personal papers and official Navy documents, historian Bryan J. Dickerson tells the story of his great uncle's life and service during World War II.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9781476692463
• ISBN-10: 1476692467
• Artikelnr.: 70539343

Autorenporträt

Bryan J. Dickerson is a military and naval historian and a twice deployed U.S. Navy veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He lives in Blackwood, New Jersey.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents U.S. Navy Officer Ranks in World War II Prologue: Off the Coast of Imperial Japan Introduction
1.
James A. Nist-His Life Before the U.S. Navy
2.
Naval Aviation Cadet
3.
Ensign James A. Nist, Naval Aviator
4.
Navy Fighting Squadron 84
5.
Deploying on USS Bunker Hill
6.
Tokyo and Iwo Jima
7.
With the Fast Carrier Task Force in March 1945
8.
The Invasion of Okinawa
9.
The War Goes On 10.
Missing in Action 11.
Honors and Tributes 12.
Shorty Nist's Final Mission Epilogue Appendix: Nist Chronology Chapter Notes Bibliography Index