USS Thach, is an "Oliver Hazard Perry"-class frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy, named after which World War II naval aviator, air combat tactician, and United States Navy admiral ?
USS Thach (FFG-43): USS "Thach" (FFG-43), an "Oliver Hazard Perry"-class frigate , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Admiral John Thach, a Naval Aviator during World War II, who invented the Thach Weave dogfighting tactic. John Thach: John Smith "Jimmy" Thach (April 19, 1905 – April 15, 1981) was a World War II naval aviator, air combat tactician, and United States Navy admiral.
John Smith "Jimmy" Thach