Wingfield JohnDavid

American highly decorated naval pilot, who was awarded the American Defense Service Medal and the Navy Cross: "For extraordinary heroism and valiant disregard for his own personal safety as pilot of a scouting plane in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942. With keen determination in pursuing his objective, Ensign Wingfield, when his bomb failed to release during his initial dive on an enemy Japanese carrier, gallantly returned to the scene of attack without protection or support to complete his assigned mission." He never returned from this mission. The ship USS Wingfield (DE-194) was named in his honor. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less