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Osborne Beeman Wiseman (20 February 1915 – 4 June 1942) was a naval aviator United States Navy during World War II who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism in the Battle of Midway. ==Biography== Wiseman was born on 20 February 1915 in Zanesville, Ohio. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy on 22 June 1934, and graduated on 2 June 1938. After sea duty in the aircraft carrier and the destroyer , Wiseman was transferred to the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, for flight training. Detached on 17 March 1941, having won his wings, Wiseman joined Bombing Squadron 3 (VB-3), embarked in ''Saratoga''. After that carrier was torpedoed by the off Oahu on 11 January 1942 and sent to the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, for repairs and alterations, her aviation units were transferred ashore to operate from Ford Island. When returned to Pearl Harbor for repair of the damage sustained early in May at the Battle of the Coral Sea, her units were transferred from the ship and replaced by some of ''Saratogas old units — Bombing Squadron 3, Torpedo Squadron 3 (VT-3), and Fighting Squadron 3 (VF-3). Wiseman reported on board ''Yorktown'' in time to take part in the pivotal Battle of Midway. On the first day of the carrier action, 4 June, Lt.(j.g.) Wiseman flew two sorties — one against the carrier that morning and one against that afternoon. The latter, by that point, was the last of the four enemy flattops afloat, and the strike in which Wiseman participated proved to be the coup de grâce administered to that ship. Japanese "Zero" fighters, however, swarmed over the Dauntlesses of VB-3 and VB-6, exacting some measure of revenge for the pounding administered to ''Hiryu''. In that melee, Wiseman's plane was shot down. Neither he nor his gunner were seen again. Having played a major part in turning the tide of the war in the Pacific, Lt.(jg.) Wiseman was awarded the Navy Cross, posthumously, for his heroism and devotion to duty. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Osborne B. Wiseman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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