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Atomic Energy Commission: Post-World War II


U.S. Naval Institute Photo Archive
Atomic Energy Commission: Post-World War II
By Taira Payne
Designated naval aviator in 1932, Andrew Jackson served with Scouting Squadron Three on board the USS 
Lexington (CV-2) and Patrol Squadron One at Pearl Harbor during the 1930s. In 1939 he served in the USS 
Enterprise (CV-6) and in 1941 became project officer in design of the Grumman F6F Hellcat at the Bureau of Aeronautics. During World War II he was with Fighter Squadron Eight, participating in operations at Palau, Woleai, Hollandia, and Truk; then, as operations officer with Carrier Division Six, he was involved in strikes against Saigon, Hong Kong, Formosa, Kyushu, Shikoku, Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. He subsequently served at the Bureau of Aeronautics; as CO of the USS 

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