Navy Fireman 3rd Class Welborn L. Ashby and Navy Seaman 2nd Class Howard S. Magers died nearly 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
A lifetime of flying, going back to his days as a 21-year-old bomber pilot in Italy and flying secret missions with the OSS, is recounted in “Special Duties Pilot.”
The carrier completed a first-ever extended carrier incremental availability. It entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Va., in July after its third deployment in four years.