John Thach
Military Person
1905 – 1981
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Who was John Thach?
John Smith "Jimmy" Thach was a World War II naval aviator, air combat tactician, and United States Navy admiral. Thach developed the Thach Weave, a combat flight formation that could counter enemy fighters of superior performance, and later the big blue blanket, an aerial defense against Kamikaze attacks.
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- Born
- Apr 19, 1905
Pine Bluff - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Lived in
- Pine Bluff
- Died
- Apr 15, 1981
Coronado - Resting place
- Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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