Pug Southerland
Military Person
1911 – 1949
Who was Pug Southerland?
James Julien "Pug" Southerland II was a United States Navy fighter pilot during World War II. He is credited with scoring 5 victories, flying Grumman F4F Wildcats. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross twice, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit and the Purple Heart.
Born in Narberth, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Southerland graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1936. Rear Admiral David Richardson, who served with him, said Southerland gained the nickname "Pug" because he was such pugnacious boxer at the academy. Southerland became an aviator and meant to make the Navy his career.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1911
United States of America - Also known as
- James J. Southerland
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Oct 12, 1949
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on July 23, 2013
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