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January 25th, 2009, 10:50 PM
James Swett, Who Downed 7 Planes in Attack, Dies at 88 (New York Times)

Lieutenant Swett was a Marine fighter pilot who received the Medal of Honor for shooting down seven Japanese planes in the Solomon Islands during his first combat mission of World War II.

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