Mr. McPherson served as a Navy pilot of a Hellcat fighter plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the Pacific theater.

A World War II veteran from Nebraska, believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy ...

Donald McPherson earned his wings in August of 1944, plenty of time to become an ace. He would be America's last ace of World ...

The U.S. Navy put 112 carriers into service during WWII. After losing 11 in combat, America closed the war with 101 active ...

As a naval aviator in World War II, Donald McPherson got five aerial kills. Then he spent decades in a life of service.

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran believed to be America's last surviving "ace" pilot for shooting down at least five ...

A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy ...

America’s last surviving World War II ace pilot died Aug. 14 at his Nebraska home, the Beatrice Daily Sun reported.

Donald McPherson, a Nebraska farmer and World War II fighter ace credited with shooting down five Japanese planes, has died ...