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Norman Kleiss, the Glossary

Norman Jack "Dusty" Kleiss (March 7, 1916 – April 22, 2016) was a dive-bomber pilot in the United States Navy during World War II.^[1]

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United States Navy bomber pilots of World War II

Air Medal

The Air Medal (AM) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Allegany Ballistics Laboratory

Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) located in Rocket Center, West Virginia, is a diverse industrial complex employing some 1,000 people across.

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American Campaign Medal

The American Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942, by issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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American Defense Service Medal

The American Defense Service Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces, established by, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on June 28, 1941.

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Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal

The Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal is a United States military award of the Second World War, which was awarded to any member of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945.

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Battle 360°

Battle 360°, also written as Battle 360, is an American documentary television series that originally aired from February 29 to May 2, 2008, on History.

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Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.

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Berkeley Springs High School

Berkeley Springs High School is an American public, co-educational high school located in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. It teaches 9th through 12th grade and currently has about 747 students in attendance.

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C. Wade McClusky

Rear Admiral Clarence Wade McClusky, Jr., (June 1, 1902 – June 27, 1976) was a United States Navy aviator during World War II and the early Cold War period. Norman Kleiss and C. Wade McClusky are recipients of the Navy Cross (United States).

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Captain (United States O-6)

In the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), captain is the senior-most commissioned officer rank below that of flag officer (i.e., admirals).

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Centenarian

A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100 years.

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Chūichi Nagumo

was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

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Chester W. Nimitz

Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy.

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Coffeyville, Kansas

Coffeyville is a city in southeastern Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located along the Verdigris River in the state's southeastern region.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Doris Miller

Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919November 24, 1943) was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. Norman Kleiss and Doris Miller are recipients of the Navy Cross (United States).

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Douglas SBD Dauntless

The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944.

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Ford Island

Ford Island (PokaAilana) is an islet in the center of Pearl Harbor, Oahu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii.

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Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

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Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū

was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s.

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Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga

was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).

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Japanese cruiser Mikuma

was a heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Japanese destroyer Tanikaze (1940)

Tanikaze was one of 19 s built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s, which saw extensive action throughout WW2, spending her early war career operating alongside Japanese aircraft carriers.

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Lackland Air Force Base

Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Bexar County, Texas, United States.

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas, often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County.

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Marine Corps Air Station Ewa

Marine Corps Air Station Ewa (MCAS Ewa) was a United States Marine Corps air station that was located west of Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

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National Defense Service Medal

The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service award of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. It was awarded to every member of the U.S. Armed Forces who served during any one of four specified periods of armed conflict or national emergency from June 27, 1950 through December 31, 2022.

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National Museum of the Pacific War

The National Museum of the Pacific War is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, the boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

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Naval Air Station Cecil Field

Naval Air Station Cecil Field or NAS Cecil Field was a United States Navy air base, located in Duval County, Florida.

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Naval Air Station Pensacola

Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola (formerly NAS/KNAS until changed circa 1970 to allow Nassau International Airport, now Lynden Pindling International Airport, to have IATA code NAS), "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United States Navy base located next to Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits.

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Naval Postgraduate School

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California.

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Naval Station Norfolk

Naval Station Norfolk is a United States Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, that is the headquarters and home port of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command.

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Navy Cross

The Navy Cross is the United States Naval Service's second-highest military decoration awarded for Sailors and Marines who distinguish themselves for extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force. Norman Kleiss and Navy Cross are recipients of the Navy Cross (United States).

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Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu.

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Presidential Unit Citation (United States)

The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II).

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Purple Heart

The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military.

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Ralph Weymouth

Ralph Weymouth (May 26, 1917 – January 22, 2020)"". Norman Kleiss and Ralph Weymouth are American Military Veteran Centenarians, American men centenarians and recipients of the Navy Cross (United States).

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Richard Halsey Best

Richard Halsey Best (March 24, 1910 – October 28, 2001) was a dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II. Norman Kleiss and Richard Halsey Best are recipients of the Navy Cross (United States) and United States Navy bomber pilots of World War II.

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San Antonio

San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 US census.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Kleiss

Also known as Dusty Kleiss, Norman Jack "Dusty" Kleiss.

Norman Kleiss, the Glossary

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See also

United States Navy bomber pilots of World War II

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