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SUMMARY:Fighting Fifteen: The Navy's Top Ace and the Deadl
DESCRIPTION:Stephen L. Moore recounts the story of the heroic Fighting Fift
 een from World War Two at 7:30 p.m. Thursday\, November 20\, at the Allen
  Christian Church in Allen Heritage Village\, 450 E. St. Mary Dr. \n Throu
 gh meticulous sleuthing\, Stephen L. Moore discovered VF-15 diaries and me
 moirs and tapped into numerous family archives and photo collections to br
 ing fresh material to this project.   \nOne of the first to blend a fighte
 r-bomber unit into his air group\, Captain David McCampbell ended his tour
  of duty as the Navy’s “ace of aces.” With thirty-four confirmed enemy pla
 nes shot down\, McCampbell received the U.S. Medal of Honor. His “Fighting
  Fifteen” played a major role in bringing an end to the War in the Pacific
 . \nMoore explains\, “He transformed talented but disparate individuals in
 to a selfless team of well-trained aviators.  By the time the Fighting Fif
 teen\, nicknamed “Satan’s Playmates\,” formally entered the Pacific War wi
 th a series of daring island strikes\, they were ready."  \nA frequent lec
 turer for the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at the Alamo\, the San Ja
 cinto Museum of History\, and other historical organizations\, Stephen has
  twice been a featured author at the Texas Book Festival in Austin and is
  a contributing book reviewer for the Dallas Morning News . \nCopies of St
 ephen’s book will be available for purchase and signing. \nSponsored by th
 e Allen Public Library\, the program is free.\nAllen Public Library\n352 S
 t. Mary Dr.\nAllen\, TX 75002 United States\n
LOCATION:352 St. Mary Dr.\, Allen\, TX 75002
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 /3519089671/key/3511759644/Fighting_Fifteen_The_Navys_Top_Ace_and_the_Dead
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