Capt. Robert DeHaven by L. Ortega (Signed by Robert DeHaven)

THE STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA NATIVE SCORED TEN OF HIS VICTORIES WHILE FLYING THE P-40. HIS FIFTH VICTORY WAS ALMOST HIS LAST FOR AFTER HE HAD DOWNED A TONY, ANOTHER GOT ON HIS TAIL AND CHASED HIM FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME. WHEN HE HAD LANDED, 187 SEPARATE BULLET HOLES WERE FOUND IN HIS AIRCRAFT. ON 2 NOVEMBER 1944 HE BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST TO DOWN THE NEW JAPANESE JACK. AFTER OPENING FIRE, THE JACK BLEW UP AND DeHAVEN FLEW THROUGH THE WRECKAGE. UPON HIS RETURN TO BASE, HIS P-38 WAS WRITTEN OFF DUE TO CHUNKS OF METAL FROM THE JAPANESE FIGHTER.