Westside T. Larson
Encyclopedia
Westside T. Larson headed the Atlantic coast antisubmarine warfare group. In 1933 he won the Mackay Trophy
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. He died on March 7, 1977 at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles, California
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MacKay trophy
The Mackay Trophy was established on 27 January 1911 by Clarence Hungerford Mackay, who was then head of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company and the Commercial Cable Company. Originally, aviators could compete for the trophy annually under rules made each year or the War Department could award the...
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Biography
He was born on April 18, 1892 in Vernalis, CaliforniaVernalis, California
Vernalis is an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Vernalis is located on California State Route 33 southeast of Tracy. Vernalis has a post office with ZIP code 95385...
. He died on March 7, 1977 at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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