page_title: Alexander Vraciu
hierarchical_section_title: Alexander Vraciu
caption_attribution_description: Lt.(jg) Alexander Vraciu in his F6F after the "Mission Beyond Darkness", Battle of the Phillipine Sea, June 20, 1944.
context_page_description: Alexander Vraciu was a United States Navy fighter ace. He was a Medal of Honor nominee. He served during World War II. He once shot down six Japanese dive bombers in eight minutes. Vraciu was born in East Chicago, Indiana.
  Vraciu died on January 29, 2015 in his sleep at the age of 96 at his home in Danville, Illinois.
context_section_description: Alexander Vraciu (November 2, 1918 – January 29, 2015) was a United States Navy fighter ace. He was a Medal of Honor nominee. He served during World War II. He once shot down six Japanese dive bombers in eight minutes. Vraciu was born in East Chicago, Indiana.
  Vraciu died on January 29, 2015 in his sleep at the age of 96 at his home in Danville, Illinois.
caption: Vraciu in June 1944
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