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Scouting Plane in Scouting Squadron FIVE (VS-5), attached to the U.S.S. YORKTOWN (CV-5), in action against enemy Japanese forces at Tulagi Harbor on 4 May 1942, and in the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 and 8 May 1942. On 4 May, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Vejtasa participated in dive bombing attacks on the enemy in Tulagi Harbor which resulted in the sinking or damaging of at least eight enemy vessels. On 7 May, he took part in a dive bombing attack on an enemy carrier in the Coral Sea which resulted in the sinking of that vessel. On 8 May, while on anti-Torpedo Plane patrol, he engaged enemy bombing and Torpedo Planes heavily supported by fighters which attacked our forces. The attacks on 4 and 7 May were pressed home in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire with no regard for personal safety. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Vejtasa's conscientious devotion to duty and gallant self-command against formidable odds were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
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Fighting Squadron TEN (VF-10), attached to the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6), during the engagement with enemy Japanese naval and air forces near the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942. As great numbers of enemy dive bombers and Torpedo Planes launched a vicious attack upon his carrier, Lieutenant Vejtasa unhesitatingly challenged and shot down two Japanese dive bombers and then gallantly led his patrol in an attack on a group of enemy Torpedo Planes with such daring aggressiveness that the formation was completely broken and three of the hostile bombers jettisoned their torpedoes as they fled. Lieutenant Vejtasa then personally shot down five of the remaining Japanese planes, making a total of seven enemy aircraft destroyed in a single flight. His superb airmanship and indomitable fighting spirit were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
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President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Stanley Winfield Vejtasa, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy
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Whitey: The Story of Rear Admiral E.L. Feightner, a Naval Fighter Ace
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Seven at Santa Cruz: The Life of Fighter Ace Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa
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Date Of Action: May 4, 1942, May 7, 1942 and May 8, 1942
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1180:"Swede Vejtasa Bags Seven at Santa Cruz Islands"
1241:"Lest We Forget: Swede Vejtasa, VF-51 (Part 2)"
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1412:. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 186.
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1342:. Simon and Schuster. p. 131.
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1700:People from McCone County, Montana
1564:15-part video interview of Vejtasa
1293:Mersky, Peter (15 November 2014).
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1069:Date Of Action: October 26, 1942
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1515:. Military Times Hall of Valor
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1382:Gathering of Eagles Foundation
1011:Date Of Action: March 10, 1942
936:National Defense Service Medal
895:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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259:on July 27, 1914. He attended
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1589:Remarks on tactics by Vejasa
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1133:"Swede Vejtasa: In Memoriam"
286:that same month, flying the
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1594:Air & Space/Smithsonian
1406:Keith, Don (7 April 2015).
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16:United States Navy officer
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1487:"NOTAM 02-2013 (Vejtasa)"
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1568:The National WWII Museum
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472:He was also awarded two
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839:Navy Commendation Medal
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1215:www.homeofheroes.com
1162:"Stanley W. Vejtasa"
956:Korean Service Medal
856:Combat Action Ribbon
357:Fighting Squadron 10
342:Mitsubishi A6M Zeros
1610:at homeofheroes.com
1166:veterantributes.org
873:China Service Medal
777:Naval Aviator Badge
353:Grumman F4F Wildcat
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1606:2018-07-08 at the
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1578:2018-08-26 at the
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1513:"Stanley Vejtasa"
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