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Hamilton McWharter III | |
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_on_10_September_1942_(80-G-11103).jpg) McWhorter aboard USS Essex (CV-9), 10 September 1942 | |
| Nickname(s) | Mac, One Slug |
| Born | February 8, 1921 Athens, Georgia |
| Died | April 22, 2008 San Diego, California |
| Buried | San Diego, California |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942 to 1969 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Unit | VF-9 VF-12 |
| Commands | VF-12 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Hamilton McWhorter III (February, 1921 – April, 2008) was a United States Navy aviator and a flying ace of World War II, credited with shooting down eleven Japanese aircraft while flying with VF-9 and VF-12.
- ^ Toliver, Raymond F. and Constable, Trevor J., "Fighter Aces of the U.S.A.", Aero Publishers, Inc., Fallbrook, California, 1979, Library of Congress card number 79-53300, ISBN 0-8168-5792-X, page 385.