Eugene Esmonde
Eugene Esmonde was born on March 1, 1909. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Eugene Esmonde
Lieutenant-Commander Eugene Esmonde, (1 March 1909 – 12 February 1942) was a distinguished Irish pilot in the Fleet Air Arm who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to members of Commonwealth forces. Esmonde earned this award while in command of a torpedo bomber squadron in the Second World War - in an action known as Operation Fuller, the 'Channel Dash’.