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Marc Andrew " Pete " Mitscher (January 26, 1887 – February 3, 1947) was a pioneer in naval aviation who became an admiral in the United States Navy, and served as commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific during World War II .
Marc A. Mitscher was a U.S. naval officer who commanded the aircraft carriers of Task Force 58 in the Pacific area during World War II. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. (1910), Mitscher qualified as the 33rd naval pilot in 1916. In the years that followed, he played an
Five years ago in these pages, Ronald Russell, webmaster of the Midway veterans’ online site (www.midway42.org) and author of the thoughtful and respected volume No Right to Win (iUniverse, 2006), noted the glaring discrepancies between Captain Marc “Pete” Mitscher’s official report on the battle—particularly the actions of the air ...
Admiral Marc A. Mitscher earned distinction as one of the U.S. Navy’s great battle commanders in the 41 years he served his country. Marc Andrew Mitscher was born in Hillsboro, Wisconsin on January 26, 1887. While growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, he attended intermediate and high school there.
Feb 18, 2015 · Marc Andrew Mitscher, the son of Oscar A. Mitscher and Mrs. Myrta V. Shear Mitscher, was born on 26 January 1887, in Hillsboro, Wisconsin. He attended grade and high schools in Washington, DC, and in 1906 received his appointment to the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, from Oklahoma. Graduated on 3 June 1910, he served the two years at sea, then required by law, was commissioned Ensign, to rank from 7 March 1912, and subsequently progressed in grade to that of Admiral to date from 1 ...
Jul 3, 2019 · In February 1947, Mitscher suffered a heart attack and was taken to the Norfolk Naval Hospital. He died there on February 3 from coronary thrombosis. Mitscher's body was then transported to Arlington National Cemetery where he was buried with full military honors. Admiral Marc Mitscher was an American naval commander during World War II.
Marc A. Mitscher was a pilot, a brilliant tactician, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s senior carrier admiral—recognized belatedly as one of the leading combat officers in the history of air-sea warfare. But his name, like that of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, the victor of Midway, never became a household word because he, too, was a reticent man ...
