This in no way is taking anything away from our brave warriors from the Revolution to the present but those carrier pilots had mega cojones.
People were fighting for their very lives back then. No time for self-indulged little babies in those days. - It’s funny how really very unimportant trivia becomes when times are tough. - My father was a combat veteran during WWII. He said by the time they got out of basic training; they were ready to “charge Hell with a bucket of water”.
Particularly Commander Waldron and his torpedo squadron, Torpedo 8.