Naval Exhibit | Montana Military Museum, Helena
Stanley Winfield "Swede" Vejtasa (27 July – 23 January ) was a United States Navy career officer and World War II flying ace. [1] [2] During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, he was credited with downing seven Japanese aircraft in one mission, becoming an "ace in a day". [3]. Seven at Santa Cruz : The Life of Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa
Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa (right) scored seven air-to-air victories in a single day during the Battle of Santa Cruz. So why wasn’t he awarded a Medal of Honor? (Image source: WikiCommons).
Stanley Winfield Vejtasa was born in Paris, Montana, on 27 July , son of John and Inga (Rinnhagen) Vejtasa. Stanley Winfield "Swede" Vejtasa (27 July 1914 – 23 January 2013) was a United States Navy career officer and World War II flying ace. [1] [2] During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, he was credited with downing seven Japanese aircraft in one mission, becoming an "ace in a day". [3].
Seven at Santa Cruz: The Life of Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa
This riveting biography details how Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa became a World War II naval hero. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Swede flew an SBD Dauntless dive-bomber and helped sink Shoho, the first aircraft carrier lost by Japan in World War II. Naval Exhibit | Montana Military Museum, Helena
WWII pilot, Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa, became a naval hero fighting the Japanese in the Pacific. Author, Ted Edwards, joins Mark to discuss his biography of Swede, Seven at Santa Cruz. The fighter pilot ace dive-bombed and helped sink the first aircraft carrier lost by Japan. WWII Pilot Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa: Naval Hero
This biography follows World War II fighter pilot ace Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa from his Montana home, through numerous World War II aerial battles, to his post war service as the Air Boss on USS Essex (CV-9) and Captain of USS Constellation (CV).
Seven at Santa Cruz : The Life of Fighter Ace Stanley Swede ...
Swede Vejtasa was born on J on the family homestead near the tiny town of Paris in eastern Montana’s McCone County. He spent two years at Montana State College at Bozeman and one year at Montana State University in Missoula before joining the U.S. Navy. This riveting biography details how Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa became a World War II naval hero. This biography follows World War II fighter pilot ace Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa from his Montana home, through numerous World War II aerial battles, to his post war service as the Air Boss on USS Essex (CV-9) and Captain of USS Constellation (CV-64).
Britain's Forgotten Fighter Ace: Captain Albert Ball VC , Seven at Santa Cruz: The Life of Fighter Ace Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa. Swede Vejtasa was born on J on the family homestead near the tiny town of Paris in eastern Montana’s McCone County. He spent two years at Montana State College at Bozeman and one year at Montana State University in Missoula before joining the U.S. Navy.
Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa (right) scored seven air-to-air victories in a single day during the Battle of Santa Cruz. Stanley W. “Swede” Vejtasa is the only World War II carrier pilot to receive Navy Crosses for both dive bombing and aerial combat. Born in Montana in 1914, Vejtasa attended both Montana State College and the University of Montana.
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This riveting biography details how Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa became a World War II naval hero. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Swede flew an SBD Dauntless dive-bomber and helped sink Shoho, the first aircraft carrier lost by Japan in World War II. Seven at Santa Cruz - U.S. Naval Institute
Stanley Winfield "Swede" Vejtasa (27 July – 23 January ) was a United States Navy career officer and World War II flying ace. [1] [2] During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, he was credited with downing seven Japanese aircraft in one mission, becoming an "ace in a day". [3].