received a commendation for his bravery in retrieving wounded personnel after the carrier was hit by kamikaze''s on May 11, 1945. Legacy USS Flatley (FFG-21) Admiral Flatley Park in Green Bay. The Admiral Flatley Memorial Award for aviation safety is awarded each year to one aircraft carrier and amphibious ship, along with their embarked air wing and Marine expeditionary unit. United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) VADM James H. Flatley Jr. Division, Green Bay, Wisconsin His son, James H. Flatley III, became a naval aviator and test pilot, eventually achieving the rank of rear admiral His grandsons, James H. Flatley IV and Joseph F. Flatley, became naval officers and aviators References Notes Sources Ewing, Steve. "Reaper Leader: The Life of Jimmy Flatley". Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2002. External links USNSCC VADM James H. Flaley Jr. Div., Green Bay Wisconsin James H. Flatley biography by Naval History Command 1906 births 1958 deaths People from Green Bay, Wisconsin St. Norbert College alumni United States Naval Academy alumni United States Naval Aviators Military personnel from Wisconsin Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States) Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Air Medal American World War II flying aces United States Navy personnel of World War II Aviators from Wisconsin United States Navy admirals