William P. Driscoll, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

William P. Driscoll

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1947

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: military officer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About William P. Driscoll

  • William Patrick "Willy Irish" Driscoll (born March 5, 1947) is a retired commander in the United States Navy and a flying ace.
  • Driscoll, a Naval Flight Officer, and aircrewmate Duke Cunningham, a Naval Aviator, were their service's only aces of the Vietnam War.
  • They remain the Navy's most recently minted aces.Driscoll received the service's second-highest decoration, the Navy Cross, for his role in a 1972 dogfight with North Vietnamese MiGs.

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