Irvin Sullivan

Birthplace: Amarillo, TX

Branch of Service: Navy

Unit: VP 12 Black Cat Raiders

Theater of Operation: Pacific

Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation

Irvin Sullivan was born in Amarillo, Texas, but was living in Wichita, Kansas, at the time he was inducted into the Navy. Irvin entered the Navy in 1941 and served in World War II as a Lieutenant Commander pilot/navigator in the South Pacific. His PGY squadron was the original VP 12 Black Cat Raiders. The group began flying at night to do more damage to the Japanese, which is why they were known as the Black Cat Raiders.

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