U.S.A. - Korean War

page generated: October 17, 2000

compiled by Allan Magnus


References:

  1. Stars and Bars: A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace 1920-1973, Frank Olynyk, Grub Street, London 1995
  2. Korean War Aces, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #4, Robert F Dorr, John Lake & Warren Thompson, Osprey Publishing, London 1994
  3. Kentukians over Kimpo, Air Classics, July 1993, Vol.29, No.7
  4. Aircraft versus Aircraft, Norman Franks, Mcmillan 1986
  5. Air Aces, Christopher Shores, Presidio Press, Novato, California 1983
  6. Fighter Aces of the USA, Raymond Toliver & Trevor Constable, AERO 1979

last name given name airforce victories comments
AdamsDonald EarlUSAF6.551FIW
AldrinEdwin E.USAF251FIW
AmellZane S.USAF34FIW
AmenW.T.USN1VF-111; flying F9F-2
AndreJohn WilliamUSMC1VMF(N)-513
AslaFelixUSN44FIW
BakerRoyal NewmanUSAF134FIW
BaldwinRobert PercyUSAF551FIW
BanksRalph E.USAF44FIW
BeckerRichard SamuelUSAF54FIW
BertramWilliam E.USAF127FEG; flying F-84
BettingerStephen LambertUSAF54FIW; POW 20/Jul/1953
BlesseFrederick CorbinUSAF104FIW
BoltJohn Franklin Jr.USAF651FIW; commissioned in USMC
BordelonGuy PierreUSN5VC-3
BoxNormanUSAF351FIW
BrownE.W.USN1VF-51; flying F9F-2
BrownRussell J.USAF1flying F-80 with the 16FBS; 1 MIG-15
BruelandLowell KermitUSAF251FIW
BurnsRichard J.USAF135FBS; flying F-51
ButtelmannHenryUSAF751FIW
ChandlerVan EdgarUSAF351FIW
ClarkFrancisUSAF135FBS; flying F-80
ClevelandCharles G.USAF44FIW
ColmanPhilip EddyUSAF44FIW
ConleyRobertUSMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F3D
CooleyKenneth C.USAF1111FBS; flying F-84
CorviJosephUSMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F3D
CosbyWilliam G.USAF34FIW
CreightonRichard DanielUSAF54FIW
CurtinClyde AlfredUSAF54FIW
DaighH.USMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F4U-5N
DavisGeorge Andrew Jr.USAF144FIW; MIA 10/Feb/1952
DavisOliverUSMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F3D
DeLongPhilip CunliffeUSMC2VMF-312; claimed 2 Yak-9 on 21/Apr/1951 flying F4U-4 (BuNo 97380)
DewaldRobert H.USAF135FBS; flying F-80
DittmerCarl K.USAF34FIW
DobbsBilly B.USAF44FIW
DunnElswinUSMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F3D
DurnfordDewey Foster Jr.USAF0.54FIW; commissioned in USMC
EaglestonGlenn ToddUSAF14FIW
EbersoleHowardUSAF167FBS; flying F-86
EmmertBenjamin Harrison Jr.USAF14FIW
EvansSimpson Jr.USN14FIW
FellmanWalter W.USAF44FIW
FentonDonaldUSMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F4U-5N
FernandezManuel JohnUSAF14.54FIW
FischerHarold EdwardUSAF1051FIW; POW 7/Apr/1953
FisherFranklin L.USAAF34FIW
FithianBenjamin L.USAF151FIW; 1 victory while flying F-94B; radar operator Lt. Sam Lyons
FolmarJesseUSN1VMA-312; flying Corsair FG-1D
ForbesDonald R.USAF112FBS; flying F-86
FortnerFarrie D.USAF1154FBS; flying F-84
FosterCecil GlennUSAF951FIW
FoxOrrin R.USAF28FBS; flying F-51
FrederickPeter J.USAF34FIW
GabreskiFrancis StanleyUSAF6.54FIW, 51FIW
GarrisonVermontUSAF104FIW
GibsonRalph DuaneUSAF54FIW
GillisAlex J.USAF34FIW; commissioned in USMC
GlennJohn Jr.USAF351FIW
GlessnerJames L.USAF112FBS; flying F-51
GoodnoughDavid H.USAF135FBS; flying F-80
GreenLouis A.USAF44FIW
GussWilliam F.USAF14FIW; commissioned in USMC
HagerstromJames PhiloUSAF8.54FIW, 18FBW
HarrisElmer W.USAF351FIW
HarrisonJames B.USAF167FBS; flying F-51
HellerEdwin LewisUSAF3.551FIW
HintonBruce H.USAF24FIW
HockeryJohn JosephUSAF151FIW
HovdeWilliam JohnstonUSAF14FIW
HudsonWilliam G.USAF168FS (AW); claimed Yak-9 on 27/Jun/1950 while flying F-82
HumphreysFrancis A.USAF351FIW
JabaraJamesUSAF154FIW
JensenH.USAF151FIW; commissioned in USMC
JohnsonJames KennethUSAF104FIW
JolleyClifford DaleUSAF74FIW
JonesGeorge LamarUSAF6.54FIW, 51FIW
KaslerJames HelmsUSAF64FIW; POW 8/Aug/1966 (Vietnam War, 355TFW)
KeysElwood A.USAF136FBS; flying F-80
KincheloeIven Carl Jr.USAF551FIW
KrattJacob Jr.USAF3523FES; flying F-84
KulengoskyAnthonyUSAF34FIW, 51FIW
LambWilliam EmersonUSN1VF-52; flying F9F-2
LandryHoward J.USAF136FBS; flying F-80
LatshawRobert Thomas Jr.USAF54FIW
LeeRobert L.USAF136FBS; flying F-80
LilesBrookes JonathanUSAF44FIW
LilleyLeonard WilliamUSAF74FIW
LinnemeierGeorgeUSN1VMC-1; flying AD4
LittleJames WalterUSAF1339FS; claimed 1 LA-7 on 27/Jun/1950 while flying F-82
LongE.B.USMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F7F-3N
LoveRobert JohnUSAF64FIW
LowJames FrederickUSAF94FIW; (POW 16/Dec/1967, 8TFW, Vietnam War)
MahurinWalker MelvilleUSAF3.551FIW; POW 13/May/1952
MarshRoy W.USAF18FBS; flying F-80
MarshallWinton WhittierUSAF6.54FIW
MartinMaurice L.USAF167FBS; flying F-86
MarzeloVincentUSAF151FIW; commissioned in USMC
MassJack E.USAF44FIW
MattsonConrad EmanuelUSAF44FIW
McAllisterWilliam W.USAF116FBS; flying F-80
McConnellJoseph Jr.USAF1651FIW
McCulleyJames A.USAF351FIW
McHaleRobert V.USAF151FIW
McKeeRobert D.USAF136FBS; flying F-80
MettenJohn L.USAF167FBS; flying F-86
MeyerJohn CharlesUSAF24FIW
MiddletonJohn D.USN1VF-781; flying F9F-2
MitchellJohn WilliamUSAF451FIW
MitchellPaul C.USAF1158FBS; flying F-84
MooreLonnie RaymondUSAF104FIW
MooreRobert HaroldUSAF54FIW, 51FIW
MoranCharlesUSAF11vLa-7, NKAF, June 27, 1950 while flying F-82 (#FQ-357) of 68 F.S.
MullinsArnoldUSAF167FBS; claimed 1 Yak on 5/Feb/1950 while flying F-51D
NelsonMilton E.USAF44FIW
OvertonDolphin Dunnaha IIIUSAF549FBG, 51FIW
OwensCharles D.USAF24FIW
ParkerR.E.USN1VF-111; flying F9F-2
ParrRalph Sherman Jr.USAF104FIW
PayneJ.S.USAF14FIW; commissioned in USMC
PhillipsJohn R.USAF151FIW
PlogLeonardUSN1VF-51; flying F9F-2
PorterIra M.USAF34FIW
PrestonBenjamin S.USAAF44FIW
PriceHoward I.USAF1.567FBS; flying F-51
PughPaul E.USAF24FIW; commissioned in USMC
RaebelJames B.USAF34FIW, 51FIW
RickerMerton E.USAF34FIW
RisnerRobinsonUSAF84FIW; (POW 16/Sep/1965, 67TFS, Vietnam War)
RuddellGeorge InkermanUSAF851FIW
SandlinHarry T.USAF18FBS; flying F-51
SandsRobert L.USAF351FIW
SchillerefRaymond E.USAF135FBS; flying F-80
SchirraW.M.USN1flying F-84 on 23/Oct/1951
SchoenemannRichard H.USAF351FIW
SellersThomas M.USAF24FIW; commissioned in USMC
ShaefferWilliam FloydUSAF351FIW
SkeenKenneth L.USAF19FBS; flying F-84
SlaughterWilliam W.USAF1522FES; flying F-84
SmileyAlbert B.USAF34FIW
SmithFoster L.USAF4.54FIW
SmithRobert E.USAF136FBS; flying F-80
StrattonWilliamUSMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F3D
ThomasJohn B.USAF136FBS; flying F-80
ThresherRobert D.USAF167FBS; flying F-51
ThyngHarrison ReedUSAF54FIW
TuelHouston N.USAF34FIW
Van GrundyEugeneUSMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F7F-3N
VisscherHerman WilliamUSAF151FIW
WadeRobertUSAF151FIW; commissioned in USMC
WayneRobert E.USAF235FBS; flying F-80
WeaverJ.USMC1VMF(N)-513; flying F3D
WeberF.C.USN1VF-111; flying F9F-2
WescottWilliam HenryUSAF551FIW
WhisnerWilliam ThomasUSAF5.54FIW, 51FIW
WilcoxStanton G.USAF1319FIS; KIA 3/May/1953 after colliding wih a Po-2 biplane while flying F-94
WilliamsElmer RoyceUSN1VF-781; flying F9F-2
WinslowMurray A.USAF44FIW
WursterCharles A.USAF236FBS; flying F-80

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