What commissioned officer qualified as a pilot in the US Navy had a destroyer named in his honor?
Oliver Mitchell: Oliver Mitchell was born March 14, 1917 at Los Angeles. Oliver Mitchell:  He was an aviator in the United States Marine Corps who was killed in action during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. Oliver Mitchell:  He would later have a United States Navy destroyer named in his honor. United States Naval Aviator: A Naval Aviator is a commissioned officer or warrant officer qualified as a pilot in the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps or United States Coast Guard.
Oliver Mitchell