Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for John S. McCain.

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Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for John S. McCain.

1905-1958

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/145769355

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (April 1913 - September 1945); Post-Service Documents (September 1945 - September 1956); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (February 1915 - April 1950); Medical Records (April 1905 - September 1945); Photographs & Negatives (no date); Correspondence (April 1937 - August 1958).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11648265

National Archives at St. Louis

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McCain, John Sidney, 1884-1945

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John Sidney "Slew" McCain (August 9, 1884 – September 6, 1945) was a U.S. Navy admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family. He held several command assignments during the Pacific campaign of World War II. McCain was a pioneer of aircraft carrier operations. Serving in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, in 1942 he commanded all land-based air operations in support of the Guadalcanal campaign, and in 1944–45 he aggressively led the Fast Carrier Task Force. His operations off th...