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Swede Vejtasa

United States Navy officer

Stanley Winfield "Swede" Vejtasa (27 July 1914 – 23 January 2013) was a United States Navy career officer and World War IIflying ace.^[1]^[2] During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, he was credited with downing seven Japanese aircraft in one mission, becoming an "ace in a day".^[3]

Early life

Vejtasa was born to Czech-Norwegian parents at an isolated homestead in Montana on July 27, 1914.

He attended Montana State College, before transferring to the University of Montana.

Military career

He joined the Navy in 1937 and became a Naval Aviator on 13 July 1939.^[1]^[2] Commissioned an ensign in August, he was first assigned to Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown that same month, flying the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber.^[1]

World War II

After the United States entered World War II, then Lieutenant (junior grade) Vejtasa atta