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Norman Jack Kleiss
Dusty Kleiss with his Distinguished Flying Cross, May 1942.
Nickname(s)
Dusty
Born
(1916-03-07)March 7, 1916 Coffeyville, Kansas
Died
April 22, 2016(2016-04-22) (aged 100) San Antonio, Texas
Buried
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1938–1962
Rank
Captain
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of Midway
Awards
Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal
Other work
Author
Norman Jack "Dusty" Kleiss (March 7, 1916 – April 22, 2016) was a dive-bomber pilot in the United States Navy during World War II. He was the only pilot to hit three Japanese ships with bombs during the Battle of Midway.
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Norman Jack "Dusty" Kleiss (March 7, 1916 – April 22, 2016) was a dive-bomber pilot in the United States Navy during World War II. He was the only pilot...
aviator training, and earned his wings in 1941. One of his classmates was NormanKleiss. During World War II while serving as Commanding Officer of Bombing...
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2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023. Roth, Richard (25 April 2016). "Norman 'Dusty' Kleiss, Battle of Midway hero, dies at 100". CNN. Retrieved 10 September...
and physical fortitude. In June 1941, Lieutenant Junior Grade Norman Jack "Dusty" Kleiss got into his SBD Dauntless to attempt his first ever takeoff and...
(born 1970) Lonnie Mack, singer and guitarist (born 1941) April 22 NormanKleiss, American naval officer and World War II veteran (b. 1916) Jory Prum...
system: O'Connor 1993, p. 130 Smith 1971, pp. 56–61; Schnitter 1978, p. 32; Kleiss 1983, p. 106; Vogel 1987, p. 50; Hartung & Kuros 1987, p. 232; Hodge 1992...
gunner were among the Americans shot down. An eye-witness account from NormanKleiss describes an argument in the Enterprise ready room three days earlier...
ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443. Smith 1971, pp. 56–61; Schnitter 1978, p. 32; Kleiss 1983, p. 106; Vogel 1987, p. 50; Hartung & Kuros 1987, p. 232; Hodge 1992...
namesake of USS King (DDG-41) Thomas B. Klakring (three awards) Norman Jack "Dusty" Kleiss Hugo W. Koehler Edmond Konrad (two awards) George Landenberger...
Retrieved January 18, 2024. "First trailer for Death Stranding 2 shows Norman Reedus return". Digital Spy. December 10, 2022. Archived from the original...
News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014. Kleiss, Karen (August 6, 2014). "Alison Redford resigns seat, leaves politics"...
Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Norman, Cushla (October 8, 2022). "Peter Ellis case: Supreme Court quashes child...
her port side. At 07:01, Yorktown capsized and sank. SBD pilot Norman "Dusty" Kleiss, who scored three hits on Japanese ships during the Battle of Midway...
claim it to be the combination of a personal name, Kleiss and the Old Norse -by for farm, giving Kleiss' farm. The village lies within the Richmond UK Parliament...
dam: James & Chanson 2002 Smith 1971, pp. 56–61; Schnitter 1978, p. 32; Kleiss 1983, p. 106; Vogel 1987, p. 50; Hartung & Kuros 1987, p. 232; Hodge 1992...
Lyoko, malevolent AI XANA and the advanced hardware that support both Van Kleiss (Generator Rex) – main antagonist Kowalski (Penguins of Madagascar) – team's...
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