serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank article_title name
1935 -- 1942 united states naval reserve near midway atoll 4 june 1942 edwards , mississippi united states of america '' enterprise '' -lrb- cv-6 -rrb- navy cross -lrb- posthumous -rrb- air medal place of burial world war ii * battle of midway 10 march 1916 ensign norman francis vandivier
 norman francis vandivier
norman francis vandivier

norman francis vandivier -lrb- march 10 , 1916 -- june 4 , 1942 -rrb- was a united states navy aviator during world war ii .
he was posthumously awarded the navy cross for action during the battle of midway .
