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He did well on its entrance exams at the naval academy.
(Timberg, An American Odyssey, pp. 33–34.)
In his final year, he managed the battalion boxing team to a brigade championship.
(ibid)
McCain's classmates were impressed by his cramming abilities on mathematics, science, and engineering courses and thought his low grades were by inclination and not ability.
(Nowicki, Dan & Muller, Bill. "John McCain Report: At the Naval Academy", The Arizona Republic, 2007-03-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.)
His IQ is 133.
(Time, 2008-01-23. )
He participated in the blockade of cuba as a pilot on the carrier Enterprise, during the cuban missle crisis.
(Freeman, Gregory A. (2002). Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It. HarperCollins. ISBN 0060936908. p. 25. )
During the vietnam war, he requested a combat assignment.
(Timberg, An American Odyssey, pp. 70–71.)
In 1967, he joined the massive bombarment campaign over north vietnam called Rolling Thunder, while a pilot on the Forrestal.
(Des Moines Register. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.)
He joined the alpha strikes flown from Forrestal which were against specific, pre-selected targets such as arms depots, factories, and bridges.[66] They were quite dangerous, due to the strength of the North Vietnamese air defenses, which used Soviet-designed and -supplied surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft artillery, and MiG jet interceptors.
(Karaagac, John (2000). John McCain: An Essay in Military and Political History.)
McCain was in his plane aboard the Forrestal when a rocket accidentally was fired and hit his plane. He escaped with difficulty and was hit in the legs and chest by bomb fragments while trying to rescue another pilot.
(USS Forrestal (CV-59). Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
McCain volunteered for another squadron abouard the USS Oriskany, the "Saints", who had a reputation for aggressive, daring attacks, but paid the price as 1/3 of them were killed or captured.
(McCain, Faith of My Fathers, p. 182.)
McCain was be awarded a Navy Commendation Medal for leading his air section through heavy enemy fire during an October 18 raid on the Lac Trai shipyard in Haiphong.
(John McCain's Navy Records: Citations. United States Navy.)
On October 25, McCain's successful attack on the Phuc Yen airfield north of Hanoi against a barrage of anti-aircraft and surface-to-air missile fire would garner him the Bronze Star Medal.
(ibid)
On October 26, 1967, McCain was flying his twenty-third mission, part of a twenty-plane attack against the Yen Phu thermal power plant in central Hanoi[83][84] that had almost always been off-limits to U.S. raids.[81] As he neared the target, warning systems in McCain's A-4E Skyhawk told him he was in danger from enemy fire.[85] He held his dive until he released his bombs at about 3,500 feet (1,000 meters)[86] (he would be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for this day.
(ibid)
He did well on its entrance exams at the naval academy.
(Timberg, An American Odyssey, pp. 33–34.)
In his final year, he managed the battalion boxing team to a brigade championship.
(ibid)
McCain's classmates were impressed by his cramming abilities on mathematics, science, and engineering courses and thought his low grades were by inclination and not ability.
(Nowicki, Dan & Muller, Bill. "John McCain Report: At the Naval Academy", The Arizona Republic, 2007-03-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.)
His IQ is 133.
(Time, 2008-01-23. )
He participated in the blockade of cuba as a pilot on the carrier Enterprise, during the cuban missle crisis.
(Freeman, Gregory A. (2002). Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It. HarperCollins. ISBN 0060936908. p. 25. )
During the vietnam war, he requested a combat assignment.
(Timberg, An American Odyssey, pp. 70–71.)
In 1967, he joined the massive bombarment campaign over north vietnam called Rolling Thunder, while a pilot on the Forrestal.
(Des Moines Register. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.)
He joined the alpha strikes flown from Forrestal which were against specific, pre-selected targets such as arms depots, factories, and bridges.[66] They were quite dangerous, due to the strength of the North Vietnamese air defenses, which used Soviet-designed and -supplied surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft artillery, and MiG jet interceptors.
(Karaagac, John (2000). John McCain: An Essay in Military and Political History.)
McCain was in his plane aboard the Forrestal when a rocket accidentally was fired and hit his plane. He escaped with difficulty and was hit in the legs and chest by bomb fragments while trying to rescue another pilot.
(USS Forrestal (CV-59). Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
McCain volunteered for another squadron abouard the USS Oriskany, the "Saints", who had a reputation for aggressive, daring attacks, but paid the price as 1/3 of them were killed or captured.
(McCain, Faith of My Fathers, p. 182.)
McCain was be awarded a Navy Commendation Medal for leading his air section through heavy enemy fire during an October 18 raid on the Lac Trai shipyard in Haiphong.
(John McCain's Navy Records: Citations. United States Navy.)
On October 25, McCain's successful attack on the Phuc Yen airfield north of Hanoi against a barrage of anti-aircraft and surface-to-air missile fire would garner him the Bronze Star Medal.
(ibid)
On October 26, 1967, McCain was flying his twenty-third mission, part of a twenty-plane attack against the Yen Phu thermal power plant in central Hanoi[83][84] that had almost always been off-limits to U.S. raids.[81] As he neared the target, warning systems in McCain's A-4E Skyhawk told him he was in danger from enemy fire.[85] He held his dive until he released his bombs at about 3,500 feet (1,000 meters)[86] (he would be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for this day.
(ibid)