George Walsh, U.S. Navy, WWII

George Walsh learned to fly before he learned to drive. He then served as a Navy dive bomber pilot in the Pacific theater of World War II. He shares his memories of service from critical battles such as Iwo Jima and Leyte.Walsh is also a longtime historian about the dive bombers and a tireless advocate for dive bombers getting their due credit for their critical role in winning the Battle of Midway. Those efforts and others were eventually rewarded with a feature film on Midway that focused on the decisive actions of the dive bombers.