David McCampbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David McCampbell

United States Navy Officer and Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1910

Place of Birth: Bessemer, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1996

Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Captain David McCampbell (January 16, 1910 – June 30, 1996) was a United States Navy captain, fighter pilot, and a Medal of Honor recipient.
He retired from the navy in 1964 with 31 years of service. McCampbell is the United States Navy's all-time leading flying ace and top F6F Hellcat ace with 34 aerial victories.
He was the third-highest American scoring ace of World War II and the highest-scoring American ace to survive the war.
He also set a world single mission aerial combat record of shooting down nine enemy planes in one mission, on October 24, 1944, at the beginning of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Philippines.