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Today we honor James E. Swett, a United States Marine Corps fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for his actions while a division flight leader in VMF-221 over Guadalcanal on April 7, 1943. He downed a total of 15.5 enemy aircraft during the war, earning two Distinguished Flying Crosses, Purple Heart, five Air Medals, and Medal of Honor. Swett retired in 1970 in the rank of colonel. He moved to Redding, California in 2007 where he died on Jan. 18,
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