Navy Pilot proved Soviets had missiles in Cuba

Retired Navy Captain William B. Ecker, age 85, passed away on Nov 5th at his home in Punta Gorda, Fla.

Captain Ecker received his DFC personally from President Kennedy for his close up photography of missile sites on Cuba. The proof of these sites resulted in the well known Cuban Missile Crisis and the confrontation with the Soviet Union which ultimately lead to the removal of all missiles.

Captain Ecker was portrayed by actor Christopher Lawford in the movie "Thirteen Days" starring Kevin Costner as an aide to kenedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.