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Now his extraordinary and long-awaited memoir, \u003cem\u003eNever Call Me a Hero, \u003c\/em\u003etells the Navy Cross recipient's full story for the first time, offering an unprecedentedly intimate look at the \"the decisive contest for control of the Pacific in World War II\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e)--and one man's essential role in helping secure its outcome. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDusty worked on this book for years with naval historians Timothy and Laura Orr, aiming to publish \u003cem\u003eNever Call Me a Hero \u003c\/em\u003efor Midway's seventy-fifth anniversary in June 2017. Sadly, as the book neared completion in 2016, Dusty Kleiss passed away at age 100, one of the last surviving dive-bomber pilots to have fought at Midway. 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As his plane leveled out just above the roiling Pacific Ocean, Dusty's perfectly placed bombs struck the carrier's deck, and \u003cem\u003eKaga\u003c\/em\u003e erupted into an inferno from which it would never recover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArriving safely back at \u003cem\u003eEnterprise, \u003c\/em\u003e Dusty was met with heartbreaking news: his best friend was missing and presumed dead along with two dozen of their fellow naval aviators. Unbowed, Dusty returned to the air that same afternoon and, remarkably, would fatally strike another enemy carrier, \u003cem\u003eHiryu\u003c\/em\u003e. Two days later, his deadeye aim contributed to the destruction of a third Japanese warship, the cruiser \u003cem\u003eMikuma, \u003c\/em\u003ethereby making Dusty the only pilot from either side to land hits on three different ships, all of which sank--losses that crippled the once-fearsome Japanese fleet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy battle's end, the humble young sailor from Kansas had earned his place in history--and yet he stayed silent for decades, living quietly with his children and his wife, Jean, whom he married less than a month after Midway. Now his extraordinary and long-awaited memoir, \u003cem\u003eNever Call Me a Hero, \u003c\/em\u003etells the Navy Cross recipient's full story for the first time, offering an unprecedentedly intimate look at the \"the decisive contest for control of the Pacific in World War II\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e)--and one man's essential role in helping secure its outcome. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDusty worked on this book for years with naval historians Timothy and Laura Orr, aiming to publish \u003cem\u003eNever Call Me a Hero\u003c\/em\u003e for Midway's seventy-fifth anniversary in June 2017. Sadly, as the book neared completion in 2016, Dusty Kleiss passed away at age 100, the last surviving dive-bomber pilot to have fought at Midway. And yet the publication of \u003cem\u003eNever Call Me a Hero \u003c\/em\u003eis a cause for celebration: these pages are Dusty's remarkable legacy, providing a riveting eyewitness account of the Battle of Midway, and an inspiring testimony to the brave men who fought, died, and shaped history during those four extraordinary days in June, seventy-five years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e--STEPHEN L. MOORE, Dallas Morning News\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBY FATALLY STRIKING THREE JAPANESE WARSHIPS DURING \"THE DECISIVE CONTEST FOR CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC IN WORLD WAR II\" (\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e), ONE DARING PILOT MAY HAVE CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY. NOW THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY'S LAST SURVIVING DIVE-BOMBER PILOT DELIVERS A GRIPPING AND UNFORGETTABLE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF AMERICA'S GREATEST NAVAL VICTORY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of June 4, 1942, high above the tiny Pacific atoll of Midway, Lt. 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