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Edward Cobb Outlaw - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Edward Cobb Outlaw
- RADM Edward Cobb Outlaw (September 29, 1914 – March 5, 1996) was a naval aviator, flying ace, ship's captain and fleet commander of the United States Navy.
- Outlaw first served as commanding officer of Fighting Squadron 32 (VF-32) aboard the light carrier USS Langley during World War II.
- He was awarded the Navy Cross for a mission with this squadron in which he shot down five Japanese planes, making him an ace in a day. Outlaw served in command positions during the Vietnam War including task group and task force commander, carrier division commander, and finally a joint post as NATO's commander of Maritime Air Forces Mediterranean and the Navy's Commander Anti-Submarine Warfare for the Sixth Fleet.
