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We have all watched those breathtaking World War II air battle footages where intrepid allied fighter pilots with superb airmanship and tenacious fighting spirit hurl themselves into action against superior-in-number enemy aircraft and shoot them out of the skies. Well, several of these words are found in the Medal of Honor citation for Marine Corps Lt. James E. Swett who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on October 12, 1943, for… *…extraordinary heroism and personal valor above and beyond the call of duty, as division leader of Marine Fighting Squadron 221 with Marine Aircraft Grou…

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