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Lt.(Jg) William E. Eder, VGF-29, USS Santee (CVE-29), November 1942
Prior to his assignment to VGF-29, William Eder
fought with VF-3 at the Battle of Bougainville
and with VF-2 at the Battle of the Coral Sea.
He downed one Zero and shared a victory over
a Betty bomber plus one probable kill of a Val
bomber during these engagements. In all, Eder
is credited with 6.5 kills of Japanese aircraft,
and he destroyed another 10 of them on the
ground. He also destroyed three French aircraft
during Operation Torch. The Wildcat that Eder
flew during Operation Torch wore standard
camouflage consisting of shades of Light Gray
and Blue Gray, the insignia being complemented
by a yellow border on the fuselage and underside
of the wing. Below the cockpit, two kills and the
unit emblem were painted on both sides.
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