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USN 1151747 John W. Warner Lieutenant Randall H. Cunningham, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William P. Driscoll, Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt. Jr.

USN 1151747  John W. Warner Lieutenant Randall H. Cunningham,  Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William P. Driscoll, Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt. Jr.
Title: John W. Warner Lieutenant Randall H. Cunningham, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William P. Driscoll, Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt. Jr.
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Description: John W. Warner, Secretary of the Navy, Lieutenant Randall H. Cunningham, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William P. Driscoll, , and , Chief of Naval Operations (listed from left to right) Meet in Mr. Warner's Pentagon Office, June 1972, in a ceremony honoring the two aviators, the Navy's only Vietnam War air Aces. Lt. Cunningham piloted F-4J Phantom jet fighters, with LtJG Driscoll as Radar Intercept Officer, when they shot down five enemy MiGs (four MiG-17s and one MiG-21) in January and May 1972. They were members of Fighter Squadron 96 (VF-96), based aboard USS Constellation (CVA-64). In this photo, Cunningham and Driscoll are holding models of F-4 fighters. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.
Catalog #: USN 1151747
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