Jack "Dusty" Kleiss in 1940, in his first solo flight. From Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway. Jack Kleiss / William Morrow Texas lost a ...
Retired Navy Capt. Norman Jack “Dusty” Kleiss, thought to be the last surviving dive bomber in the pivotal Battle of Midway of World War II, has died in San Antonio about six weeks after turning 100.
Battle of Midway dive bomber pilot with direct hits on two Japanese carriers: 'Never call me a hero'
Seventy-five years ago this week, American pilot "Dusty" Kleiss began a near-vertical dive aimed the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga, 20,000 feet below. Seconds later, the smoldering Kaga was crippled ...
Foreword / by Jill Kleiss -- Introduction / by Norman Jack Kleiss -- Kansas childhood, 1916-1932 -- The lure of flight, 1932-1934 -- Midshipman, 1934-1938 -- Finding love, 1938-1939 -- The Navy's ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Norman Kleiss lives in a modest apartment in ...
SAN ANTONIO (CNN) — Norman Kleiss lives in a modest apartment in San Antonio. When I first reached him on the telephone, I almost started to shake. It was like going back in time. I could hear the ...
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