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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nAverageNCO sent us this link<\/a> at about the same time Mary at POW Network<\/a> sent us the same information about Buffalo native Ralph \u201cCotton\u201d Lawson, 89 who tells tall tales about his service as a fighter pilot during World War II;<\/p>\n \u201cI was awarded the Navy Cross for shooting down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (who planned and carried out the attack on Pearl Harbor) on April 28, 1942,\u201d Lawson said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Our buddy, Doug Sterner, writes;<\/p>\n This is bogus information on a very FAMOUS air Mission. First of all, the Yamamoto shoot down was April 18, not April 28. The mission was assigned to U.S. Army Air Force pilots by the Navy, since they had the long-range fighters. FOUR Navy Crosses were awarded for that operation, ALL OF THEM to U.S. Army Air Force Personnel who are listed below:<\/p>\n Barber, Rex T. It must be tough out there for these old guys who’ve been telling these lies for decades and now they face the consequences when they tell the tales one last time and a million eyes scrutinize every word. It shouldn’t be so hard for the idiot journalists who refuse to do even a Wikipedia search on basic facts like dates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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