Blood Red Skies: US Ace Pilot – Philip Kirkwood

Lieutenant, Junior Grade Philip Leroy Kirkwood was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy. Flying the F4U Corsair with the Grim Reapers (VF-10) from the USS Intrepid (CV-11) Kirkwood took part in strikes against the Ryukyu Islands, Kyūshū, Okinawa and Wake Island, downing 8 enemy aircraft bringing his tally to 12. —description from the publisher