Ernest Mares
Era | Vietnam War |
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Branch | U.S. Navy |
Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
Wall | EE |
Wall Side | 3 |
Row | 1 |
Plaque Number | 7 |
Commander Mares flew 150+ combat missions. He piloted over 30 different aircraft types and flew experimental and developmental flight testing of air-launched weapons.
"The engine is the heart of an airplane ..but the pilot is its soul." -Walter Alexander Raleigh