Gerald Ford was not a Naval Aviator.
I was wondering how many posts it would take before somebody picked-up on that mistake. Gerald Ford, IIRC, was a damage control officer on an escort carrier in WW2. He was not a flier or air crew.
It is an appalling article.
True. He did very nearly lose his life being washed overboard in Typhoon Cobra. And he did fight the fires on the USS Monterrey that were severe enough to make a passing ship that caught sight of her announce on the ship-to-ship communications that she was a likely loss.