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William R. Kane

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527: 478: 28: 418: 289: 631:. Leading the fighters into action again on 11 June, he was credited with downing a Japanese aircraft and a probable kill. While acting as coordinator of the first strike against Saipan before dawn on 16 June, Kane's Hellcat was hit by friendly fire from amphibious craft and he was forced to ditch. Although he suffered a head injury in the crash, he was quickly picked up, but was taken off flight status temporarily, missing much of 19 June, the first day of the 465:, which began on 25 October. Shortly after 14:00 on 25 October, Kane launched leading the fighter escort for a strike led by Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10) commanding officer Lieutenant Commander James Thomas. After three Wildcats failed to join up with the strike group, Kane was left with his flight consisting of Lieutenants Frederick L. Faulkner and Frank Don Miller as well as Ensign Maurice N. Wickendoll, and Lieutenant 669:, which placed a heavy emphasis on football as preparation for future pilots. Praising the program with examples from his combat service, Kane viewed football as teaching teamwork and discipline analogous to formation flying. He advocated for universal men's competitive athletics in the education system in order to ensure good physical condition, linking flying ability with the latter. 570:. During the strikes against Taroa, Kane overcame poor weather conditions in leading the fighters to the island, where they destroyed numerous aircraft on the ground. Over Kwajalein Kane "effectively led numerous strikes" that destroyed an ammunition dump. Determined to keep a flying role, Kane refused a promotion to 620:, between 20 February and 30 April. During strikes against Palau and Truk, Kane was credited with assisting in the downing of two Japanese aircraft. For his "skillful" leadership during these operations, Kane received a Gold Star to his Distinguished Flying Cross. 677:
After the end of the war, Kane returned to the Naval Academy in December 1945 as executive officer of the Department of Physical Training and later became assistant director of Athletics there. After a stint as operations and air officer aboard the carrier
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status, bringing his total for the war to six aerial victories. On the next day, Kane led the air group in strikes against the Japanese carriers, with his fighters "reducing the air opposition" and conducting strafing runs that helped to sink the carrier
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praised Kane for his leadership: "Killer was just great...he ran things very low-key but competently," as well as his radio discipline. Kane was also known for his nearsightedness but applied his "forceful personality" to remain on flight status. The
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by nightfall; Faulkner determined the correct course but none of the others followed him. Miller ran out of fuel and ditched at 18:14, before Vejtasa found the carrier sometime after 18:30. The remaining VF-10 pilots were able to make safe landings.
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competitor, Kane, nicknamed Killer for his athleticism, received the Navy Athletic Association Sword, presented to the graduate judged to be the best all-around athlete. In the football team's shutout loss in the 1932
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es and then strafing parked aircraft. For directing his fighters "skillfully and coolly against enemy air opposition," and his leadership during the earlier Taroa and Kwajalein strikes, Kane was awarded the
469:'s flight of four. As the Japanese they sought were withdrawing to the north, the strike group could not catch them and spent several hours fruitlessly searching. Low on fuel, they turned back towards 1405: 1385: 741:, Kane was survived by his wife, a son, and two daughters. His wife remarried several years later and died in 2006, being interred beside Kane at Arlington National Cemetery. 650:. Having spent ten hours in the air, Kane was unable to land on a carrier in the darkness that night, and flew into the sea. He was picked up by a destroyer and returned to the 1415: 688:
in June 1950. A return to the Pentagon to serve on the staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air followed and in February 1952 he became chief of staff of
477: 1430: 433:, and remained on duty for the next two days supervising damage control. Eager to escape duty at Pearl Harbor, he became executive officer of Fighting Squadron 10 ( 300:, the only son out of the three children of Sabin David and Ada Kane. His grandfather served as a fireman and policeman while his father was bandmaster of the 1259: 1420: 1410: 1400: 391:) on the same ship in June 1937, he returned to the Naval Academy on temporary duty as a physical training instructor and assistant football coach for the 1375: 592: 195: 1425: 27: 1178: 842: 554:
air group, as the carrier returned back to Pearl Harbor, returning to action towards the end of the year. Between 29 January and 4 February 1944
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Kane subsequently became commanding officer of VF-10 after Flatley returned to the United States in February 1943, following the end of the
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between 17 and 18 February. On the first day of the strikes, Kane led the first fighter sweep over the island, downing three Japanese
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and later became police chief. Kane grew up in San Rafael and attended the San Rafael Military Academy before transferring to
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in 1956, but was killed less than a year later when the training aircraft he was flying crashed on a routine training flight.
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VF-10 pilots aboard Enterprise during the Guadalcanal Campaign. Kane is in the front row on knee, 5th from right.
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was sunk shortly afterwards by raid of twelve Bettys, although the patrolling Wildcats shot down eight.
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was spotted shortly after 16:00, he sent four pilots after the intruder, which was downed by Ensigns
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The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942
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air group. Postwar, Kane served in a succession of staff assignments and graduated from the
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on 22 June. In recognition of his performance during the battle, Kane was awarded the
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Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II
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and Wickendoll. After this was dealt with, Kane's division headed for the
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Class of 1933, Kane entered the academy in June 1929. A boxer, wrestler,
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Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
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on a search mission, during which he shot down two floatplanes to gain
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Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy, September 29, 1933
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after experiencing a complete electrical failure. His co-pilot, the
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in sophomore year of high school, from which he graduated with five
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was disabled by Japanese torpedo bombers on 29 January 1943 in the
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William Richard Kane was born on 4 June 1911 in the small town of
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635:. Kane overruled the flight surgeon later that day and escorted 804:"Pals Remember Bill 'Killer' Kane As Quite A Guy – And Athlete" 243:, Kane participated in multiple carrier battles, including the 704:
between January 1953 and July 1954. After graduating from the
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with six aerial victories and commanded Fighting Squadron 10 (
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Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
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between January 1948 and June 1949, Kane graduated from the
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and standout athlete there, Kane served aboard ships of the
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executive officer, was injured in the crash. Buried at the
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continued to launch strikes against Japanese forces in the
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for baseball, basketball, swimming, football, and track.
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in August 1936, Kane shipped out for Bombing Squadron 5 (
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in July 1956. Returning to the base of his carrier at
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in July 1940 to serve as a flight test officer there.
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Captain William Richard "Killer" Kane, USS Enterprise
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at the naval air station during the 7 December 1941
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AP. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com. 661:After his combat tour ended, Kane succeeded 566:in support of the amphibious landing in the 558:launched strikes against Japanese forces on 448:fighters, soon embarked aboard the carrier 349:between June 1933 and April 1934, then the 1177:Richardson, William D. (25 January 1945). 26: 15: 1416:United States Navy pilots of World War II 996: 984: 837: 835: 833: 769:. 17 January 1952. p. 1 – via 711:Kane became captain of the light carrier 274:. He became captain of the light carrier 582:airstrikes against the Japanese base on 1293:Rominger Jr., Donald W. (Winter 1985). 1145: 1133: 1121: 1109: 1097: 1085: 1044: 1032: 1020: 1008: 810:. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. 754: 515:, being replaced by that of Lieutenant 1431:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery 387:. Transferred to Fighting Squadron 2 ( 1254:Flatley, James H. (31 January 1943). 1057: 1055: 1053: 972: 843:"'Killer' Kane Dies in Georgia Crash" 729:trainer crashed on a dairy farm near 658:, the branch's second highest award. 7: 1256:"Report of Action – 30 January 1943" 914: 912: 910: 862:"80,000 See Army Capture Navy, 20-0" 210:(4 June 1911–5 February 1957) was a 623:Kane saw significant action during 405:from January 1939, Kane arrived at 1421:United States Naval Academy alumni 1411:Military personnel from California 1401:People from San Rafael, California 1341:. New York: Simon & Schuster. 1241:. New York: Ronald Press Company. 849:. AP. 6 February 1957. p. 12. 802:Gilmartin, Jim (9 February 1957). 14: 1376:American World War II flying aces 1160:"Killer Kane of the Grim Reapers" 1158:Daley, Arthur (28 January 1945). 1426:Navy Midshipmen football players 1320:Hellcat: The F6F in World War II 860:Lewis, Perry (4 December 1932). 463:Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 292:Senior yearbook portrait of Kane 245:Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 165:Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 951:"Jet Crash Fatal to Capt. Kane" 879:Gould, Alan (4 December 1932). 399:pilot aboard the heavy cruiser 407:Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor 1: 578:Air Group shortly before the 482: 284:Early life and prewar service 208:William Richard "Killer" Kane 1063:"William Kane - Recipient -" 633:Battle of the Philippine Sea 249:Battle of the Philippine Sea 175:Battle of the Philippine Sea 1396:United States Navy captains 1274:Lundstrom, John B. (1994). 739:Arlington National Cemetery 719:Naval Air Station Pensacola 371:Naval Air Station Pensacola 317:United States Naval Academy 302:San Rafael Military Academy 229:United States Naval Academy 83:Arlington National Cemetery 1447: 692:. Promoted to the rank of 593:Distinguished Flying Cross 196:Distinguished Flying Cross 1337:Tillman, Barrett (2012). 1318:Tillman, Barrett (1979). 808:Daily Independent Journal 789:Daily Independent Journal 767:Daily Independent Journal 358:. While stationed aboard 25: 1299:Journal of Sport History 1209:"Madeline Kane Hurlburt" 1148:, pp. 192, 196–197. 885:Fort Worth Star-Telegram 667:Naval Pre-Flight Schools 497:Battle of Rennell Island 489:After the heavy cruiser 170:Battle of Rennell Island 1237:Clary, Jack T. (1965). 1067:valor.militarytimes.com 595:. Bombing Squadron 10 ( 530:Kane being returned to 457:The Enterprise and its 340:. He served aboard the 227:A 1932 graduate of the 543: 486: 431:Attack on Pearl Harbor 422: 306:San Rafael High School 298:San Rafael, California 293: 55:San Rafael, California 866:Philadelphia Inquirer 723:Naval Station Norfolk 529: 480: 420: 381:) aboard the carrier 291: 110:Years of service 548:Guadalcanal campaign 517:Macgregor Kilpatrick 461:participated in the 439:Lieutenant Commander 32:this is wrong photo 1198:, pp. 262–263. 1112:, pp. 188–189. 1047:, pp. 174–175. 1011:, pp. 144–145. 999:, pp. 350–351. 987:, pp. 325–328. 690:Heavy Attack Wing 1 580:Operation Hailstone 568:Battle of Kwajalein 1313:– via JSTOR. 727:TV-2 Shooting Star 698:Commander in Chief 616:and supported the 544: 487: 444:and equipped with 427:officer of the day 423: 294: 272:Naval War Colleges 235:before becoming a 212:United States Navy 104:United States Navy 1348:978-1-4391-9087-6 1329:978-1-55750-991-8 1285:978-1-59114-472-4 1215:. 29 October 2006 1196:Rominger Jr. 1985 1124:, pp. 75–76. 920:"William R. Kane" 706:Naval War College 629:landing on Saipan 625:Operation Forager 618:Hollandia landing 501:combat air patrol 315:Appointed to the 205: 204: 1438: 1352: 1333: 1314: 1289: 1270: 1268: 1266: 1250: 1225: 1224: 1222: 1220: 1205: 1199: 1193: 1187: 1186: 1174: 1168: 1167: 1155: 1149: 1143: 1137: 1131: 1125: 1119: 1113: 1107: 1101: 1095: 1089: 1083: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1073: 1059: 1048: 1042: 1036: 1030: 1024: 1018: 1012: 1006: 1000: 994: 988: 982: 976: 970: 964: 963: 953: 946: 935: 934: 932: 930: 924:Veteran Tributes 916: 905: 904: 895: 889: 888: 876: 870: 869: 857: 851: 850: 839: 828: 827: 818: 812: 811: 799: 793: 792: 781: 775: 774: 759: 731:Augusta, Georgia 614:Caroline Islands 509:William H. Leder 484: 442:James H. 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Ramage 415: 321:football tackle 286: 201: 179: 153: 85: 69: 65: 64:5 February 1957 53: 36: 21: 12: 11: 5: 1444: 1442: 1434: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1358: 1357: 1354: 1353: 1347: 1334: 1328: 1315: 1305:(3): 252–264. 1290: 1284: 1271: 1251: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1226: 1200: 1188: 1183:New York Times 1169: 1164:New York Times 1150: 1138: 1136:, p. 191. 1126: 1114: 1102: 1100:, p. 184. 1090: 1088:, p. 180. 1078: 1049: 1037: 1035:, p. 146. 1025: 1013: 1001: 997:Lundstrom 1994 989: 985:Lundstrom 1994 977: 975:, p. 115. 965: 936: 906: 890: 871: 852: 847:New York Times 829: 823:1933 Lucky Bag 813: 794: 776: 771:Newspapers.com 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 702:Atlantic Fleet 674: 671: 542:, 16 June 1944 414: 411: 334:Army–Navy Game 285: 282: 251:. 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San Rafael, California
Augusta, Georgia
Arlington National Cemetery
United States
United States Navy
Captain
USS Saipan (CVL-48)
Air Group 10
VF-10
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Battle of Rennell Island
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Navy Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
United States Navy
captain
World War II
flying ace
United States Naval Academy
Pacific Fleet
naval aviator
World War II
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Battle of the Philippine Sea
flying ace
VF-10
USS Enterprise
Air

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