
Files
Download Full Text (6.4 MB)
Description
On July 31, 1943, Colonel John Daugherty and his bomber group were sent to Espiritu Santo Island to prepare for the Japanese along their acquired territory of Rabaul in the Pacific. In February 1944, it was assumed Japan was preparing a possible navy attack. Daugherty was ordered to begin a bombing attack on Rabaul. On March 4, 1944, the crew destroyed seven Japanese ships, with Daugherty sinking one while flying a Grumman "Avenger" torpedo bomber plane. He would receive a Flying Cross.
Publication Date
12-2024
Disciplines
American Studies | Military History | Social History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Lambert, Christina and Tackett, Bryce, "Kentucky's Flying Leader: John Thomas Daugherty" (2024). Impact of World War II in Eastern Kentucky. 7.
https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/eastern_ky_ww2/7

Included in
American Studies Commons, Military History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons