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{{Infobox military person |
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|name = Langdon K. Fieberling |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|1|3}} |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1942|6|4|1910|1|3}} |
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|birth_place = [[Oakland, California]] |
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|death_place = vicinity of [[Midway Atoll]] |
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|allegiance = [[United States|United States of America]] |
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|serviceyears = 1935–42 |
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|rank = [[Lieutenant]] |
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|branch = [[United States Naval Reserve]] |
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|unit = [[Torpedo Squadron Eight]] (VT-8) |
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|battles = [[World War II]]<br/>[[Battle of Midway]] |
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|awards = [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] |
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'''Langdon Kellogg Fieberling''' was born on 3 January 1910 in [[Oakland, California]], enlisted in the [[United States Naval Reserve]] on 7 October 1935, and after training and service as an [[aviation]] [[cadet]], was commissioned [[ensign (rank)|ensign]] on 1 March 1937. From 26 July 1941, he aided in establishing [[Torpedo Squadron Eight]] (VT-8), and when this unit was activated, served with it in [[USS Hornet (CV-8)|''Hornet'']] (CV-8).<ref name=DANFS>{{cite book|chapter=Fieberling, Langdon Kellogg|url=http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/escorts/de640.txt|title=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|volume=Volume 2|year=1969|publisher=Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division|location=Washington, D.C.|pages=403-404|oclc=2794587}}</ref> |
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When the [[aircraft carrier]] sailed from [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk, Va.]] for the [[Pacific]] in March 1942, half of the [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] remained behind to take delivery of new [[TBF Avenger]]s, which would replace the obsolescent [[TBD Devastator]]s. Fieberling's detachment reached [[Hawaii]] on 29 May — the day after ''Hornet'' had sailed. However, the airfield at [[Midway Atoll|Midway]] had room for a few more planes, so Fieberling led six of the 21 aircraft on to the island.<ref>{{cite book | url= http://books.google.com/books?id=zYPXU-JygsUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Twenty-Five+Yards+of+War&sig=s5U7LLLGpJXeiCC5_G3m_bhp-Fs|title=Twenty-Five Yards of War: The Extraordinary Courage of Ordinary Men in World War II|last=Drez|first= Ronald J.|date=2001|edition= 1st|publisher=Hyperion|location=New York|pages=|isbn= 0-7868-6783-3}}</ref> |
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In the [[Battle of Midway]], 4 to 6 June 1942, one of the turning points of the [[Pacific War]], Lieutenant Fieberling led his flight in its heroic defiance of massive Japanese [[fighter plane|fighter]] and [[antiaircraft]] fire opposition to attack the enemy carriers on 4 June. They were the first Navy aircraft to attack the [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese]] fleet, albeit without success. Of the 18 men, only Ensign [[Albert K. Earnest]] and Radioman 3rd Class Harrier H. Ferrier came back from the sortie. Fieberling was posthumously awarded the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] for his brave devotion to duty in this action.<ref name=DANFS/> |
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==Namesake== |
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In 1944, the [[destroyer escort]] [[USS Fieberling (DE-640)|USS ''Fieberling'']] (DE-640) was named in honor of Lt. Fieberling, sponsored by his mother, Mrs. C. A. Fieberling.<ref name=DANFS/> |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|United States Navy|World War II}} |
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==References== |
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*{{DANFS|http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/escorts/de640.txt}} |
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{{Persondata |
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|NAME=Fieberling, Langdon Kellogg |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION=Officer in the [[United States Navy]] |
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|DATE OF BIRTH=3 January 1910 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Oakland, California]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH=4 June 1942 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH=[[Midway Atoll]] |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fieberling, Langdon}} |
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[[Category:1910 births]] |
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[[Category:1942 deaths]] |
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[[Category:United States Navy officers]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)]] |
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[[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] |
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[[Category:People from Oakland, California]] |
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