John Eldridge, Jr.

John Eldridge, Jr.

Infobox Military Person
name= John Eldridge, Jr.
born= birth date|1903|10|20
died= death date and age|1942|11|2|1903|10|10
placeofbirth= Buckingham County, Virginia
placeofdeath= KIA in the Solomon Islands


caption= John Eldridge, Jr.
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears= 1927-1942
rank= Lieutenant Commander
commands=
unit=
battles= World War II
awards= Navy Cross
laterwork=
LCDR John Eldridge, Jr., USN (10 October 1903 – 2 November 1942) was a United States Navy officer who received the Navy Cross posthumously for his role in the U.S. invasion of the Solomon Islands during World War II.

Biography

Eldridge was born in Buckingham County, Virginia, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1927. After flight training at Pensacola, Florida, he served at various stations on aviation duty. From 11 September 1941 he was Commander, Scouting Squadron 71, attached to "Wasp" (CV-7). LCDR Eldridge was killed in action in the Solomon Islands on 2 November 1942. For his extraordinary heroism in leading the air attack on Japanese positions in the initial invasion of the Solomons on 7 August and 8 August 1942, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

Namesake

The destroyer escort USS "Eldridge" (DE-173) was named in his honor.

ee also

References

:DANFS


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Eldridge — (1873 mdash; April 17 1954), Australian politician, was the Member for the Division of Martin in the Australian House of Representatives from October 12 1929 to December 19 1931.Eldridge was the son of John Reuben Eldridge and Caroline Chambers.… …   Wikipedia

  • John Eldridge (sociologist) — John Eldridge is a UK based sociologist known for his writings on Industrial Sociology and on Max Weber as well as for being a founder member of the media analysis research group the Glasgow Media Group. Eldridge is Professor (Emeritus) at the… …   Wikipedia

  • Eldridge — may refer to:People*David Eldridge (d. 1797), the earliest known white person to die in the Western Reserve (Ohio), and the first person buried in Cleveland *Jamie Eldridge, Massachusetts state representative *John Eldridge, Jr., a hero of World… …   Wikipedia

  • John Grierson — (26 April 1898 ndash; 19 February 1972) is often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. Early lifeGrierson was born in Deanston, near Doune, Scotland. His father was the local Protestant preacher, his mother a suffragette …   Wikipedia

  • John Grierson — (* 26. April 1898 in Deanston bei Doune, Schottland; † 19. Februar 1972 in Bath, England) war ein britischer Dokumentarfilmregisseur und produzent. Er gilt als „Vater des britischen und kanadischen Dokumentarfilms“ und ihm wird die Einführung des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Addison — John Mervyn Addison (* 16. März 1920 in West Chobham in Surrey; † 7. Dezember 1998 in Bennington (Vermont)) war ein britischer Komponist, der vor allem mit seiner Filmmusik Beachtung fand. John Addison studierte Komposition am Royal College of… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John MacInnes — John Macinnes, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edimburgo, 2010 Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Eldridge M. Moores — Eldridge Moores is a US geologist who specialises in the understanding of ophiolites (fragments of oceanic crust and mantle that have been emplaced onto the continential crust) and the geology of the continental crust of the Western United States …   Wikipedia

  • John Cornelius Hodges — John Cornelius „Johnny“ Hodges (* 25. Juli 1906 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; † 11. Mai 1970 in New York City) war einer der wichtigsten Alt Saxophonisten des klassischen Jazz, vor allem des Swing. Hodges trat 1928 dem Orchester Duke Ellingtons… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Chafee — United States Senator from Rhode Island In office December 28, 1976 – October 24, 1999 Preceded by …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”