150604-N-VR008-044 SAN DIEGO (June 4, 2015) – Retired Lt. Cmdr. Richard Nowatzki, who served on board the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV 8) during the 1942 Battle of Midway, signs a book he wrote about his experience to present to Capt. Michael W. Baze, commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) after speaking to the crew during a commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the event. Nowatzki served on the Hornet during the battle until it was sunk by Japanese bomber planes later in the war. America is the first ship of its class and is optimized for Marine Corps aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kyle Goldberg/Released)
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Kyle S Goldberg
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