Lieutenant David Rittenhouse with Curtiss CR-3 A-6081, 1923. (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, SI-77- )
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Lieutenant David Rittenhouse with Curtiss CR-3 A-6081, 1923. (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, SI-77- )
I saw Lt. David Rittenhouse’s name in a newsreel in the 1957 movie, “The Wings of Eagles”, which starred John Wayne and was directed by John Ford.
I recall seeing “The Wings of Eagles” at a drive-in theater during its first run.
Your article on David Rittenhouse states that he “was commissioned an Ensign, United States Navy, 6 September 1918. He was ordered to sea aboard the battleship USS Wyoming (BB-32), and then USS Idaho (BB-42).” You may find it interesting that “in the summer of 1946, then-Ensign Jimmy Carter, the future President of the United States, came aboard as part of the final crew of the old battleship [USS Wyoming].” Also, you may find it interesting that the USS Idaho “was present during the signing of the surrender documents on 2 September [1945 in Tokyo Bay]”. Reference: Wikipedia.