June 5, 1942 - St. Paul native Captain Richard Eugene Fleming, a United States Marine, died on this date during the Battle of Midway in World War II. Fleming piloted a Vought SB2U Vindicator dive bomber in an attack on the Japanese cruiser Mikuma, and received a posthumous Medal of Honor for his heroism.
South St. Paul Municipal Airport, also known as Richard E. Fleming Field or simply Fleming Field, was named for him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_E._Fleming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_St._Paul_Municipal_Airport
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the
public domain June 5, 2017,
as long as acknowledgement included.
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