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John S. McCain Sr. John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr. (9 August 1884 – 6 September 1945) was a United States Navy admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family. McCain held several commands during the Pacific War of World War II and was a pioneer of aircraft carrier operations.
McCain's son, naval aviator Lieutenant Commander John S. McCain III, became a prisoner of war in North Vietnam in October 1967, after being shot down and badly injured during a bombing raid over Hanoi.
May 3, 2018 · The family’s naval patriarch, John S. “Slew” McCain Sr., was posthumously awarded the rank of full admiral. He died in 1945, four days after he witnessed the Japanese surrender aboard the...
John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr. (August 9, 1884 – September 6, 1945) was a United States Navy admiral. He held several command assignments during the Pacific campaign of World War II. His son was John S. McCain, Jr. and his grandson is John McCain. McCain, Sr. was born on August 9, 1884 in Carroll County, Mississippi.
“In William F. Trimble's new biography, Admiral John S. McCain: And the Triumph of Naval Air Power, we get a fascinating history of the rise of carrier-based aviation during World War II through the life of the McCain patriarch, warts and all.”
Aug 25, 2018 · John S. McCain, the proud naval aviator who climbed from depths of despair as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to pinnacles of power as a Republican congressman and senator from Arizona and a...
John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr. was a United States Navy admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family who held several commands during the Pacific War of World War II and was a pioneer of aircraft carrier operations.
May 30, 2008 · The papers show that McCain's path quickly straightened out, and he went on to earn the same four-star rank as his illustrious father, Adm. John S. "Slew" McCain Sr.
Nov 9, 2009 · John McCain (1936-2018) was an American politician, military officer and Republican nominee for president in the 2008 election. During the Vietnam War, McCain was held prisoner in Vietnam...
Apr 21, 2020 · Drawing from this in-depth knowledge of the history of naval aviation, Trimble has recently produced an outstanding account of the development of naval air power under Admiral John S. McCain Sr., father to Admiral John S. McCain Jr., and grandfather to the late Senator John McCain.
