Douglas SBD Dauntless
Edward Blaine Kinzer was born on 22 August 1917 in Rock, West Virginia. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 26 February 1941, was appointed Aviation Cadet on 3 April 1941, and was commissioned as an ensign on 20 October 1941. On 12 November 1941 he was assigned to Scouting Squadron 5 on board the aircraft carrier as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot.