John Thach was born April 19, 1905, in Pine Bluff to school teachers, James H. Thach and Jo Bocage Thach. In 1927, Thach followed his older brother James' example by graduating from the United States ...
Movies have long served the Navy as effective tools in recruiting, entertainment and training. The premiere of "Top Gun: Maverick," the much-anticipated sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, coincides with ...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The guided missile frigate USS Thach and about 200 sailors aboard returned to Naval Station San Diego Friday from a seven-month deployment to Central and South America, the Navy ...
A handful of top-flight naval aviators in a Navy building projection room in Washington last week intently watched the latest Walt Disney film. It was no Donald Duck comedy they were watching, but the ...
After 35 years’ service ashore and afloat and 6,000 flying hours as a naval aviator. Rear Admiral John Smith Thach, 52, last week drew a unique assignment: goblin hunting. In Navy parlance, goblins ...