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223341 Cmdr. Alexander Vraciu United States Navy from:West Sacramento, CA Alex Vraciu, 96, a fighter pilot who became one of the Navy's top flying aces during World War II, once downing six Japanese planes in eight minutes during a battle dubbed the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot, died 29th January 2015. He was credited with destroying 19 Japanese planes in the air and 21 on the ground - ranking for several months as the Navy's top fighter ace. His most noted exploit came on the 19th June 1944, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The US assault on the Mariana Islands was underway and he had already distinguished himself in the Pacific by shooting down a dozen enemy planes. He said "I had a job to do: Clear the sky". Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.