Donald McPherson, Naval Fighter Ace in World War II, Dies at 103

Published on August 26, 2025 at 09:21 PM
Donald McPherson, Naval Fighter Ace in World War II, Dies at 103
Donald McPherson in an undated photo. “I was told we shot down a hundred planes in an hour’s time,” he said in 2015, recalling one particular fight during the Battle of Okinawa. “But we didn’t get them all.”
World War II (1939-45)Deaths (Obituaries)PilotsBeatrice (Neb)JapanLincoln (Neb)NebraskaOkinawa and Other Ryukyu IslanOmaha (Neb)Donald McPherson (1922-2025)

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