How about John P Weinel, who was the Captain of the USS Ticonderoga(CVA-14)
Maybe Fredrick A Bardshar, CO of the USS Constellation(CVA-64)
DAMN!!! Just discovered the second CO(Bardshar was the third) of the Connie was a WWII ace in the Pacific, Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa. He was made famous when he downed three A6Ms at Coral Sea flying a Dauntless, shooting down two and ramming a third, then later added a pair of D3As and FIVE B5Ns at Santa Cruz while flying a Wildcat. He also helped down a "Mavis" flying boat, along with three other Wildcats during the Battle of Guadalcanal before being sent back to the States where he became a flight instructor and test pilot. In the later role, he severely angered the brass at Vought, giving them a list of changes needed to make the Corsair a safer plane to fly for "rookie" fighter pilots
Last edited by Hydro Junkie; 08-31-2018 at 11:11 PM.