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

Nation's last surviving World War II Navy fighter pilot shot down five Japanese planes while serving on the USS Essex.

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

A Navy sailor faces life in prison after his conviction for selling sensitive military information about USS Essex weapons ...

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

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