.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aces



The Navy Department has never officially compiled or issued a list of "Aces". During World War II, the war period with the largest number of aerial shoot downs for naval flyers, the Navy did not keep an overall record of individual scores in aerial combat, hence, there is no official list of confirmed shoot-downs.

The most comprehensive work done on Navy and Marine Corps World War II Aces was written and published by Mr. Frank Olynyk. His two books are USN Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft in Air-to-Air Combat World War 2, Victory List No. 2, published in 1982, and USMC Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft in Air-to-Air Combat World War 2.

In 1986 the Naval Aviation News magazine published a list of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aces that had been compiled by Mr. Olynyk. The following list of Aces, as published by the magazine in 1986, includes Mr. Olynyk's World War II list and also those from World War I, Korea, and Vietnam:

Name Service
(Time Frame is WW-II, unless indicated otherwise)

* Aces with 15 kills or more.
** Unconfirmed as aces in WW-II.
*** Ace status acquired from combined kills of WW-II and Korea.

* Aldrich, Donald N. USMC
Alley, Stuart C., Jr. USMC
Amsden, Benjamin C. USN
Anderson, Alexander L. USN
Anderson, Robert H. USN
*** Andre, John W, USMC
Axtell, George C. USMC
Bailey, Oscar C. USN
Baird, Robert USMC
* Baker, Douglas USN
Baker, Robert M. USMC
Bakutis, Fred E. USN
Balch, Donald L. USMC
Baldwin, Frank B. USMC
Balsiger, Henry W. USN
Banks, John L. USN
Barackman, Bruce M. USN
Bardshar, Frederic A. USN
Bare, James D. USN
Barnard, Lloyd G. USN
Barnes, James M. USN
Bartol, John W. USN
** Bassett, Edgar R. USN
Bate, Oscar M., Jr. USMC
Batten, Hugh N. USN
Bauer, Harold W. USMC
Beatley, Redman C. USN
Beaudry, Paul H. N. USN
Beebe, Marshall U. USN
Berkheimer, Jack S. USN
Berree, Norman R. USN
Bertelson, Richard L USN
** Billo, James D. USN
Bishop, Walter D. USN
Blackburn, John T. USN
** Blair, Foster J. USN
Blair, William K. USN
Blaydes, Richard B. USN
Blyth, Robert L. USN
Bolduc, Alfred G. USN
Bolt, John F., Jr. USMC
Bolt, John F., Jr. USMC Korea
Bonneau, William J. USN
Bordelon, Guy P. USN Korea
Borley, Clarence A. USN
* Boyington, Gregory USMC
Boyle, Gerald F. USN
Brassfield, Arthur J USN
Braun, Richard L. USMC
Brewer, Charles W. USN
Bridges, Johnnie J. USNR
Bright, Mark K. USN
Brocato, Samuel J. USN
Brown, Carl A., Jr. USN
Brown, William P., Jr USMC
Bruneau, Paul J. USN
Brunmier, Carland E. USN
Bryce, James A. USN
Buchanan, Robert L. USN
Buie, Paul D. USN
Burckhalter, William E. USN
Burley, Frankln N. USN
Burnett, Roy O., Jr. USN
Burriss, Howard M. USN
** Bushner, Frances X. USN
* Byrnes, Matthew S., Jr. USN
Cain, James B. USN
Carey, Henry A., Jr. USN
Carl, Marion E. USMC
Carlson, Robert B. USN
Carlton, William A USMC
Carmichael, Daniel, Jr. USN
Carr, George R. USN
Carroll, Charles H. USN
Case, William N. USMC
Caswell, Dean USMC
Chambers, Cyrus Jr. USN
Champion, Henry K. USN
Chandler, Creighton USMC
Check, Leonard J. USN
Chenoweth, Oscar I., Jr USN
Clark, Lawrence A. USN
Clark, Robert A. USN
Clarke, Walter E. USN
Clements, Robert E. USN
Clements, Donald C. USN
Coats, Robert C. USN
Coleman, Thaddeus T., Jr, USN
Coleman, William M. USN
Collins, William M., Jr. USN
Conant, Arthur R. USMC
Conant, Edwin S. USN
Conger, Jack E. USMC
Conroy, Thomas J. USN
Copeland, William E. USN
Cordray, Paul USN
Cormier, Richard L. USN
** Cornell, Leland B. USN
Cowger, Richard D. USN
Cozzens, Melvin USN
Craig, Clement M. USN
Cronin, Donald F. USN
Crosby, John T. USN
Crowe, William E. USMC
Cunningham, Daniel G. USN
Cunningham, Randall H, USN Vietnam
Cupp, James N. USMC
Dahms, Kenneth J. USN
Davenport, Merl W. USN
Davidson, George H. USN
Davies, Clarence E. USN
Davis, Leonard K. USMC
Davis, Robert H. USN
Dean, William A., Jr. USN
Dear, John W., Jr. USN
De Blanc, Jefferson J. USMC
De Cew, Leslie USN
*** Delong, Philip C. USMC
Denman, Anthony J. USN
Denoff, Reuben H. USN
Devine, Richard O. USN
Dewing, Lawrence A. USN
Dibb, Robert A. M. USN
Dillard, Joseph V. USMC
Dillow, Eugene USMC
Dobbin, John F. USMC
Donahue, Archie G. USMC
Doner, Landis E. USN
Dorroh, Jefferson D. USMC
Doyle, Cecil J. USMC
Drake, Charles W. USMC
Driscoll, Daniel B. J. USN
Driscoll, William P. (NFO) USN Vietnam
Drury, Frank C. USMC
Drury, Paul E. USN
Duffy, James E. USN
Duncan, George C. USN
Duncan, Robert W. USN
Dungan, Fred L. USN
Dunn, Bernard USN
Durnford, Dewey F. USMC
Eastmond, Richard T. USN
Eberts, Byron A. USN
** Eccles, William G USN
Eckard, Bert USN
Eder, William E. USN
Edwards, William C., Jr. USN
Elliott, Ralph E., Jr. USN
Elwood, Hugh M. USMC
Enman, Anthony J. USN
Erickson, Lyle A. USN
Evenson, Eric A. USN
Everton, Loren D. USMC
Fair, John W. USN
Farmer, Charles D. USN
Farnsworth, Robert A., Jr. USN
Farrell, William USMC
Fash, Robert P. USN
Fecke, Alfred J. USN
Feightner, Edward L. USN
Ferko, Leo M. USN
Finn, Howard J. USMC
Fisher, Don H. USMC
** Flatley, James H., Jr. USN
Fleming, Francis M. USN
Fleming, Patrick D. USN
Flinn, Kenneth A. USN
Foltz, Frank E. USN
Foltz, Ralph E. USN
Fontana, Paul J. USMC
Ford, Kenneth M. USMC
Formanek, George, Jr. USN
Forrer, Samuel W. USN
* Foss, Joseph J. USMC
Foster, Carl C. USN
Fowler, Richard E., Jr. USN
Franger, Marvin J. USN
Franks, John M. USN
Fraser, Robert B. USMC
Frazier, Kenneth D. USMC
Freeman, Doris C. USN
Freeman, William B. USMC
French, James B. USN
Frendberg, Alfred L. USN
Funk, Harold N. USN
Gabriel, Franklin T. USN
Galer, Robert E. USMC
Galt, Dwight B., Jr. USN
Galvin, John R. USN
Gayler, Noel A. M. USN
Gildea, John T. USN
Gile, Clement D. USN
Gillespie, Roy F. USN
Godson, Lindley W. USN
Gordon, Donald USN
Graham, Vernon E. USN
Gray, James S., Jr. USN
Gray, John F. USN
Gray, Lester E., Jr. USN
Gregory, Hayden A. USN
Griffin, Richard J. USN
Gustafson, Harlan I. USN
Gutt, Fred E. USMC
Haas, Walter A. USN
Haberman, Roger A. USMC
Hacking, Albert E., Jr, USMC
Hadden, Mayo A., Jr. USN
Hall, Sheldon O. USMC
Hamblin, Lewis R. USN
Hamilton, Henly B. USMC
Hamilton, Robert M. USN
Hanks, Eugene R. USN
Hansen, Herman, Jr. USMC
* Hanson, Robert M. USMC
Hardy, Willis E. USN
Hargreaves, Everett C. USN
Harman, Walter R. USN
* Harris, Cecil E. USN
Harris, Leroy E. USN
Harris, Thomas S. USN
Harris, William H., Jr. USN
Haverland, Charles H., Jr. USN
Hawkins, Arthur R. USN
Hayde, Frank R. USN
Hearrell, Frank C., Jr. USN
Heath, Horace W. USN
Hedrick, Roger R. USN
Heinzen, Lloyd P. USN
Henderson, Paul M., Jr. USN
Henry, William E. USN
Hernan, Edwin J., Jr. USMC
Hibbard, Samuel B. USN
Hildbrandt, Carlos K. USN
Hill, Harry E. USN
Hills, Hollis H. USN
Hippe, Kenneth G. USN
Hoag, John B. USN
Hoel, Ronald W. USN
Hollowell, George L. USMC
Hood, William L., Jr. USMC
Houck, Herbert N. USN
Hudson, Howard R. USN
Huffman, Charles W., Jr. USN
Humphrey, Robert J. USN
Hundley, John C. USMC
Hurst, Robert USN
Ingalls, David S. USN WW-I
Ireland, Julius W. USMC
Jaques, Bruce D. USN
Jennings, Robert H., Jr. USN
Jensen, Hayden M. USN
Jensen, Alvin J. USMC
Johannsen, Delmar K. USN
Johnson, Byron M. USN
Johnson, Wallace R. USN
Johnston, John M. USN
Jones, Charles D. USMC
Jones, James M. USN
Kaelin, Joseph USN
Kane, William R. USN
Keith, Leroy W. J. USN
Kendrick, Charles USMC
* Kepford, Ira C. USN
Kerr, Leslie H., Jr. USN
Kidwell, Robert J. USN
Kincaid, Robert A. USN
Kingston, William J., Jr. USN
Kinsella, James J. USN
Kirk, George N. USN
Kirkpatrick, Floyd C. USMC
Kirkwood, Philip L. USN
Knight, William M. USN
Kostik, William J. USN
Kunz, Charles M. USMC
Laird, Dean S. USN
Laird, Wayne W. USMC
Lake, Kenneth B. USN
*** Lamb, William E. USN
Lamoreaux, William E. USN
Laney, Willis G. USN
Langdon, Ned W. USN
Leonard, William N. USN
Leppla, John A. USN
Lerch, Alfred USN
Lillie, Hugh D. USN
Lindsay, Elvin L. USN
Loesch, Gregory K. USMC
Long, Herbert H. USMC
Lundin, Walter A. USN
Lynch, Joseph P. USMC
Maas, John B. USMC
Mabarry, Lewin A. USN
Magee, Christopher L. USMC
Mahe, Thomas R., Jr. USMC
Mallory, Charles M. USN
Mankin, Lee P., Jr. USN
Mann, Thomas H., Jr. USMC
Manson, Armand G. USN
March, Harry A., Jr. USN
Marontate, William P. USMC
Martin, Albert E., Jr. USN
Masoner, William J., Jr. USN
Maxwell, William R. USN
May, Richard H. USN
May, Earl, Jr. USN
Mazzocco, Michele A. USN
* McCampbell, David USN
McCartney, Henry A. USMC
McClelland, Thomas G. USN
McClure, Edgar B. USN
McClurg, Robert W. USMC
McCormick, William A. USN
McCuddin, Leo B. USN
McCuskey, Elbert S. USN
McGinty, Selva E. USMC
McGowan, Edward C. USN
McGraw, Joseph D. USN
McKinley, Donald J. USN
McLachlin, William W. USN
McManus, John USMC
McPherson, Donald M. USN
McWhorter, Hamilton, III USN
Mehle, Roger W. USN
Menard, Louis A., Jr. USN
Mencin, Adolph USN
** Merritt, Robert S. USN
Michaelis, Frederick H. USN
Miller, Johnnie G. USN
Milton, Charles B. USN
Mims, Robert USN
Mitchell, Harris E. USN
Mitchell, Henry E., Jr. USN
Mollard, Norman W., Jr. USN
Mollenhauer, Arthur P. USN
Montarpert, John R. USN
Moranville, Horace B. USN
Morgan, John L., Jr. USMC
Morris, Bert D., Jr. USN
Moseley, William C. USN
Mulcahy, Douglas W. USN
Mullen, Paul A. USMC
Munsen, Arthur H. USN
Murray, Robert E. USN
Narr, Joseph L. USMC
Nelson, Robert J. USN
Nelson, Robert K. USN
Noble, Myrvin E. USN
* Nooy, Cornelius N. USN
Novak, Marvin R. USN
Null, Cleveland L. USN
O'Hare, Edward H. USN
O'Keefe, Jeremiah J. USMC
O'Mara, Paul, Jr. USN
Olander, Edwin L. USMC
Olsen, Austin L. USN
Orth, John USN
Ostrom, Charles H. USN
Outlaw, Edward C. USN
Overend, Edmund F. USMC
Overton, Edward W., Jr. USN
Owen, Donald C. USMC
Owen, Edward M. USN
Owens, Robert G., Jr. USMC
Parrish, Elbert W. USN
Paskoski, Joseph J. USN
Payne, Frederick R., Jr. USMC
Pearce, James L. USN
Percy, James G. USMC
Philips, David P., III USN
Phillips, Edward A. USN
Phillips, Hyde USMC
Picken, Harvey P. USN
Pierce, Francis E., Jr. USMC
Pigman, George W., Jr. USN
Pittman, Jack, Jr. USMC
Plant, Claude W., Jr. USN
Pond, Zenneth A. USMC
Pool, Tilman E. USN
Pope, Albert J. USN
Porter, Robert B. USMC
Poske, George H. USMC
Post, Nathan T., Jr. USMC
Pound, Ralston M., Jr. USN
Powell, Ernest A. USMC
Prater, Luther D., Jr. USN
Presley, Frank H. USMC
Prichard, Melvin M. USN
Quiel, Norwald R, USN
** Ramlo, Orvin H. USMC
Reber, James V., Jr. USN
Redmond, Eugene D. USN
Register, Francis R. USN
Rehm, Dan R., Jr. USN
Reidy, Thomas H. USN
Reinburg, Joseph H. USMC
Reiserer, Russell L. USN
Rennemo, Thomas J. USN
Reulet, Joseph E. USN
Revel, Glenn M. USN
Rhodes, Thomas W. USN
Rieger, Vincent A. USN
Rigg, James F. USN
Roach, Thomas D. USN
Robbins, Joe D. USN
Robinson, Leroy W. USN
Robinson, Ross F. USN
Rosen, Ralph J. USN
Ross, Robert P. USN
Rossi, Herman J., Jr. USN
Ruhsam, John W. USMC
Runyon, Donald E. USN
Rushing, Roy W. USN
Sapp, Donald H. USMC
Sargent, John J., Jr. USN
Savage, Jimmie E. USN
Scales, Harrell H. USN
Scarborough, Hartwell V., Jr. USMC
Schecter, Gordon E. USN
Schell, John L. USN
Scherer, Raymond F. USMC
Schiller, James E. USN
Schneider, Frank E. USN
Seckel, Albert, Jr. USN
See, Robert B. USMC
Segal, Harold E. USMC
Self, Larry R. USN
Shackford, Robert W. USN
Shands, Courtney USN
Shaw, Edward O. USMC
Sherrill, Hugh V. USN
Shields, Charles A. USN
Shirley, James A. USN
Shuman, Perry L. USMC
Sigler, Wallace E. USMC
Silber, Sam L. USN
Singer, Arthur, Jr. USN
Sipes, Lester H. USN
Sistrunk, Frank USN
Skon, Warren A. USN
Slack, Albert C. USN
Smith, Armistead B., Jr. USN
Smith, Carl E. USN
Smith, Clinton L. USN
Smith, Daniel F., Jr. USN
* Smith, John L. USMC
Smith, John M. USN
Smith, Kenneth D. USN
Smith, Nicholas J., III USN
Snider, William N. USMC
Sonner, Irl V., Jr. USN
Southerland, James J., III USN
* Spears, Harold L. USMC
Spitler, Clyde P. USN
Stanbook, Richard E. USN
Stanley, Gordon A. USN
Starkes, Carlton B. USN
Stebbins, Edgar E. USN
Stewart, James S. USN
* Stimpson, Charles R. USN
Stokes, John D. USN
Stone, Carl V. USN
Stout, Robert F. USMC
Strane, John R. USN
Strange, Johnnie C. USN
Streig, Frederick J. USN
Sturdevant, Harvey W. USN
Sutherland, John F. USN
* Swett, James E. USMC
Swinburne, Harry W., Jr. USN
Swope, James S. USN
Symmes, John C. C. USN
Synar, Stanley T. USMC
Taylor, Ray A., Jr. USN
Taylor, Will W. USN
Terrill, Francis A. USMC
Thach, John S. USN
Thelen, Robert H. USN
Thomas, Franklin C., Jr. USMC
Thomas, Robert F. USN
* Thomas, Wilbur J. USMC
Toaspern, Edward W. USN
Topliff, John W. USN
Torkelson, Ross E. USN
Townsend, Eugene P. USN
Tracey, Fredrick W. USN
Troup, Franklin W. USN
Trowbridge, Eugene A. USMC
Traux, Myron M. USN
Turner, Charles H. USN
Turner, Edward B. USN
Twelves, Wendell V. USN
Ude, Vernon R. USN
Umphfres, Donald E. USN
* Valencia, Eugene A. USN
Valentine, Herbert J. USMC
Van Der Linden, Peter J., Jr. USN
Van Dyke, Rudolph D., Jr. USN
Van Haren, Arthur, Jr. USN
Vedder, Milton N. USMC
Vejtasa, Stanley W. USN
Vineyard, Merriwell W. USN
Vita, Harold E. USN
Voris, Roy M. USN
Vorse, Albert O., Jr. USN
* Vraciu, Alexander USN
Wade, Robert USMC
* Walsh, Kenneth A. USMC
Ward, Lyttleton T. USN
Warner, Arthur T. USMC
Watson, Jack O. USN
Watts, Charles E. USN
Webb, Wilbur B. USN
Weissenberger, Gregory J. USMC
Wells, Albert P. USMC
Wesolowski, John M. USN
West, Robert G. USN
White, Henry S. USN
Williams, Bruce W. USN
Williams, Gerard M. H. USMC
Wilson, Robert C. USN
Winfield, Murray USN
Winston, Robert A. USN
Winters, Theodore H., Jr. USN
Wirth, John L. USN
Wolf, John T. USN
Wood, Walter A. USN
Wooley, Millard J. USN
Woolverton, Robert C. USN
Wordell, Malcolm T. USN
Wrenn, George L. USN
Yeremain, Harold USN
Yost, Donald K. USMC
Yunck, Michael R. USMC
Zaeske, Earling W. USN
Zink, John A. USN

* Aces with 15 kills or more.
** Unconfirmed as aces in WW-II.
*** Ace status acquired from combined kills of WW-II and Korea.