Competing with Dick Bong to be WWII’s top ace this pilot met a fateful end
By: Jon Guttman | Published: 2026-02-28 13:00:00 | Source: www.armytimes.com
“On 7 January 1945, while leading a voluntary fighter sweep over Negros Island, he risked an extremely low altitude in an attempt to save a fellow flier from attack, crashed and was reported missing in action.” This was the last of several citations summarizing the deeds that added up to a Medal of Honor for Maj. Thomas McGuire Jr.
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It also chronicles a culmination of ambition and hubris…
