The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. David C. Richardson, USN (Ret.): 1914-2015

After growing up in Mississippi, Richardson attended the Naval Academy, where he was on the boxing team. Following his graduation in 1936, he served as a junior officer in the battleship USS Tennessee (BB—43), and was on board when she went aground in San Francisco in 1937. He completed flight training in 1940 and reported to Fighting Squadron Five; the squadron was at times in USS Saratoga (CV—3), USS Ranger (CV—4), USS Yorktown (CV—5), and USS Wasp (CV—7). He flew F3Fs and F4Fs, including...