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  • Frank Wead
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  • Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (born October 24, 1895, in Peoria, Illinois – died November 15, 1947, in Santa Monica, California) was a U.S. Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II.
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serviceyears
  • 1916
Birth Date
  • 1895-10-24
Branch
death place
  • Santa Monica, California
Nickname
  • Spig, Sparrow
Name
  • Frank Wilbur Wead
Birth Place
  • Peoria, Illinois
Title
  • Destroyer
  • Ceiling Zero
  • Dive Bomber
Rank
  • Commander
Allegiance
ID
  • 26191
  • 33537
  • 35800
abstract
  • Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (born October 24, 1895, in Peoria, Illinois – died November 15, 1947, in Santa Monica, California) was a U.S. Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II.