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A

  • Robert Wilson Abernathy (USAAF)
  • Fred F. Ackerman
  • Burnell W. Adams
  • Charles E. Adams Jr.
  • Fletcher E. Adams
  • Robert H. Adams
  • John M. Ainlay
  • Donald Nathan Aldrich
  • John R. Alison
    John R. Alison
    - External links :* The All-American Airman, Walter J. Boyne, March 2000*John R. Alison Papers, 1945–1957*John R. Alison Collection, including extended video interview available online.*" John R. Alison Enshrinee Biography...

  • Calvin D. Allen Jr.
  • David W. Allen
  • William H. Allen
  • Richard L. Alexander
  • Stuart C. Alley Jr.
  • Ernest J. Ambort
  • Robert H. Ammon
  • Dudley Moore Amoss
  • Benjamin C. Amsden
  • Leslie E. Andersen
  • Alexander L. Anderson
  • "Bud" Clarence E. Anderson
    Bud Anderson
    Clarence Emil "Bud" Anderson is a retired officer in the United States Air Force and a "triple ace" in World War II.-Biography:Anderson was born in Oakland, California, and reared on a farm near Newcastle, California...

  • Charles F. Anderson Jr.
  • Richard H. Anderson
  • Robert H. Anderson
  • William Y. Anderson
  • Wyman D. Anderson
  • Stephen W. Andrew
  • Stanley O. Andrews
  • Lester L. Arasmith
  • Lee A. Archer Jr.
  • David Barnes Archibald
  • William E. Aron
  • Robert W. Aschenbrener
    Robert W. Aschenbrener
    -Biography:Born on November 22, 1920 in Fifield, Wisconsin. Robert Wayne Aschenbrener was raised on the Indian reservation at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin...

  • Abner M. Aust Jr.
  • Eugene D. Axtell
  • George C. Axtell
    George C. Axtell
    Lieutenant General George C. Axtell is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general, a World War II ace, and Navy Cross recipient for heroism during the Battle of Okinawa...


B

  • Donald Arthur Baccus
  • Jack Albrecht Bade
  • Oscar Clark Bailey
  • Robert Baird
  • Douglas Baker
  • Ellis Crain Jr. Baker
  • Robert Morris Baker
  • Fred Edward Bakutis
  • Donald Luther Balch
  • Frank Bernard Baldwin
  • Henry William Balsinger
  • Raymond Matt Bank
  • Ernest Edward Bankey Jr.
    Ernest Bankey
    Ernest Edward Bankey Jr. was an American World War II triple Ace and an Ace in a day who ended his career in the United States Air Force at the rank of Colonel.-Early life:...

  • John Lawrence Banks
  • William Mcgowan Banks
  • Bruce Mcdonald Barackman
  • Rex Theodore Barber
  • Frederic Abshire Bardshar
  • James Doyle Bare
  • Robert Merrill Barkey
  • Lloyd Glynn Barnard
  • James Malcolm Barnes
  • Truman Sheldon Barnes
  • John Wilson Bartol
  • Robert Lee Baseler
  • Hugh Nash Batten
  • Harold William Bauer
  • Aaron Lendon Bearden
  • Paul Hector Norman Beaudry
  • Edward H. Jr. Beavers
  • Paul Sarachon Bechtel
  • Robert Herbert Becker
  • Walter Carl Beckham
  • Marshall Ulrich Beebe
  • Donald Merrill Beerbower
  • Duane Willard Beeson
  • Louis Benne
  • Joseph Houston Bennett
  • Walter Gottlieb Jr. Benz
  • Jack Stanley Berkheimer
  • Norman Rahn Berree
  • Richard Lauren Bertelson
  • William Rockafeller Beyer
  • Carl Gordon Bickel
  • Edward F. Bickford
  • Hipolitus Thomas Biel
  • Henry Smythe Bille
  • Walter D. Bishop
  • John Thomas Blackburn
  • Samuel Vernon Blair
  • William Knox Blair
  • Donald James Mathew Blakeslee
  • Richard Buckner Blaydes
  • Wayne K. Blickenstaff
  • Laurence Elroy Blumer
  • Robert Leslie Blyth
  • Donald Harlow Bochkay
  • Hampton Edward Boggs
  • Alfred George Bolduc
  • John Franklin Jr. Bolt
  • John Wesley Bolyard
  • Richard Ira Bong
  • William Jerome Bonneau
  • Stephen Jacob Jr. Bonner
  • Robert John Booth
  • Clarence Alvin Borley
  • Ernest Olas Bostrom
  • George Eugene Bostwick
  • Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
    Pappy Boyington
    Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was a United States Marine Corps officer who was an American fighter ace during World War II. For his heroic actions, he was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington flew initially with the American Volunteer Group in the Republic of China Air Force...

  • Gerald Francis Boyle
  • Jack Tarlton Bradley
  • John Lewis Bradley
  • Arthur James Brassfield
  • Richard Lane Braun
  • Charles Walter Brewer
  • Michael Brezas
  • Johnie James Bridges
  • John Gilpin Bright
  • Mark Kenneth Bright
  • Joseph Elmore Broadhead
  • Samuel Joseph Jr. Brocato
  • James Lynn Brooks
  • Henry William Brown
  • Samuel Jesse Brown
  • Robert Harold Brown
  • William Perry Jr. Brown
  • Meade Marsh Brown
  • Harley Lee Brown
  • Gerald A. Brown
  • Carl Allen Jr. Brown
  • Quince Lucien Brown
  • Harry Winston Brown
  • James William Browning
  • Lowell Kermit Brueland
  • Carland Edward Brunmier
  • William Elmer Jr. Bryan
  • Donald Septimus Bryan
  • James Arthur Bryce
  • Robert Lester Buchanan
  • George Thad Jr. Buck
  • Paul Douglas Buie
  • William Eugene Burckhalter
  • Clinton Dewitt Burdick
  • Franklin Norfolk Burley
  • Robert Lee Iii Burnett
  • Roy Otis Jr. Burnett
  • Howard Mcclain Burriss
  • Francis Xavier Bushner
  • Robert Lee Buttke
  • Robert Joseph Byrne
  • Matthew Sylvester Jr. Byrnes
  • Robert C. Byrnes

C

  • James B. Cain
  • Raymond H. Callaway
  • Richard A. Campbell
  • John A. Campbell
  • Richard G. Candelaria
  • John B. Carder
  • Raymond C. Care
  • Henn A. Carey Jr.
  • Marion Eugene Carl
    Marion E. Carl
    Major General Marion Eugene Carl, USMC, was a World War II fighter ace, record setting test pilot, and a notable naval aviator. He was the first Marine Corps ace in World War II.-Early years:...

  • Kendall E. Carlson
  • William A. Carlton
  • Daniel A. Carmichael
  • George Carpenter
  • George R. Carr
  • Bruce W. Carr
  • Walter J. Carroll
  • Charles H. Carroll
  • Leonard Kyle Carson
  • James R. Carter
  • William Northrop Case
  • Nial K. Castle
  • Dean Caswell
  • Charles J. Cesky
  • George F. Ceuleers
  • Henry K. Champion
  • Frederic F. Champlin
  • Creighton Chandler
  • George T. Chandler
  • Van E. Chandler
  • Philip G. Chapman
  • Levi Richard Chase
  • Leonard J. Check
  • Oscar I. Chenoweth
  • Lewis W. Chick Jr.
  • Arthur Chin
    Arthur Chin
    Major Arthur Chin was an American pilot and a Second Sino-Japanese War fighter ace.-Biography:Chin was born in Portland, Oregon to a Chinese father of Cantonese origin and a Caucasian mother of Peruvian background. Motivated by the Japanese invasion of China, Chin enrolled in flight school in 1932...

  • Frederick Joseph Christensen
    Fred J. Christensen
    Fred Joseph Christensen Jr. was a fighter pilot and ace with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. A member of the 56th Fighter Group in England, Christensen scored 21.5 aerial victories...

  • Lawrence A. Clark
  • Robert A. Clark Jr.
  • James Averell Clark
  • Walter E. Clark Jr.
  • Arthur B. Cleaveland
  • Donald C. Clements
  • Robert E. Clements
  • Dallas A. Clinger Jr.
  • Vivian A. Cloud
  • Robert C. Coats Jr.
  • Paul R. Cochran
  • Oscar H. Coen
  • Robert L. Coffey
  • Thaddeus T. Coleman
  • Wilson M. Coleman
  • Frank J. Collins
  • William M. Collins
  • J.D. Collinsworth
  • Philip E. Colman Jr.
  • Gordon B. Compton
  • Harold E. "Bunny" Comstock
    Harold E. Comstock
    Harold Elwood “Bunny” Comstock was a World War II fighter ace in the 56th Fighter Group and a career fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. After a test flight of the P-47 Thunderbolt on 13 November 1942, Republic Aviation issued a press release on 1 December 1942, claiming that he and...

  • Arthur Roger Conant
  • Edwin Stanley Conants
  • Henry L. Ii Condon
  • Jack E. Conger
  • Paul A. Conger
  • Thomas J. Conroy
  • Philip J. Conserva Jr.
  • Walter V. Cook
  • Merle M. Coons
  • William E. Copeland
  • Paul Cordray
  • Richard L. Cormier
  • Leland B. Cornell
  • Richard D. Cowger
  • Ralph L. Cox
  • Bryan D. Cozart
  • Melvin Cozzens
  • Edward "Porky" Cragg
  • Clement M. Craig
  • Daftell S. Cramer
  • Niven K. Cranfill
  • Ray Crawford
  • Claude J. Crenshaw
  • Harry C. Crim
  • Donald F. Cronin
  • John T. Crosby
  • William E. Crowe
  • Arthur W. Cruikshank
  • William J. Cullerton
  • Donald M. Cummings
  • Arthur C. Cundy
  • Daniel G. Cunningham
  • James N. Cupp
  • Louis E. Curdes
  • John Harvey Curry
  • Robert C. Curtis
  • Warren D. Curton
  • Frank A. Cutler
  • Edward J. Czarnecki

D

  • Perry J. Dahl
  • Kenneth H. Dahlberg
    Kenneth H. Dahlberg
    Kenneth Harry Dahlberg was an American businessman and highly decorated World War II fighter ace.-Early life:...

  • Kenneth J. Dahms
  • William C. Daley
  • James B. Dalglish
  • Fernley H. Damstrom
  • Jack S. Daniell
  • William A. Daniel
  • Merl W. Davenport
  • George H. Davidson
  • C. E. Davies
  • Barrie S. Davis
  • Clayton E. Davis
  • George A. Davis Jr.
  • Glendon V. Davis
  • Leonard K. Davis
  • Ralph H. Davis
  • Robert H. Davis
  • George E. Dawkins Jr.
  • William C. Day Jr.
  • Gregory A. Daymond
  • Richard S. Deakins
  • Cecil O. Dean
  • William A. Dean Jr.
  • Zach W. Dean
  • John W. Dear Jr.
  • Jefferson J. DeBlanc
    Jefferson J. DeBlanc
    Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc was a World War II Marine Corps fighter pilot and ace — shooting down nine Japanese aircraft during two tours of duty in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and Okinawa — and a Medal of Honor recipient.-U.S...

  • Leslie Decew
  • Edwin L. Degraffenreid
  • Robert M. Dehaven
  • George Della
  • Philip Cunliffe De Long
  • Anthony J. Denman
  • Reuben H. Denoff
  • Elliott E. Dent Jr.
  • Richard O. Devine
  • Lawrence A. Dewing
  • Robert A. M. Dibb
  • Frederick E. Dick
  • Michael Dikovitsky
  • Joseph V. Dillard
  • William J. Dillard
  • Eugene Dillow
  • John Francis Dobbin
  • George A. Doersch
  • Archie Glenn Donahue
  • I. B. Jack Donaldson
  • Landis E. Doner
  • Harry W. Dorris
  • Jefferson D. Dorroh
  • Frederick J. Dorsch Jr.
  • Paul P. Douglas Jr.
  • Cecil J. Doyle
  • Charles W. Drake
  • Irwin H. Dregne
  • Urban L. Drew
  • William C. Drier
  • Daniel B. Driscoll
  • Frank C. Drury
  • Paul E. Drury
  • Francis E. Dubisher
  • Charles H. Dubois
  • Alex S. Duerre
  • James E. Duffy
  • James E. Duffy Jr.
  • Richard E. Duffy
  • Walter F. Duke
  • John S. Dunaway
  • George C. Duncan
  • Glenn Emile Duncan
  • Robert W. Duncan
  • Fred L. Dungan
  • William D. Dunham
  • Richard W. Dunkin
  • Bernard Dunn
  • "Poppy" William Robert Dunn
  • Parker Dupouy
  • Dewey F. Durnford

E

  • Glenn T. Eagleston
  • Hoyt A. Eason
  • Clyde B. East
  • David B. Eastham
  • Richard T. Eastmond
  • Byron A. Eberts
  • William G. Eccles
  • Herbert Eckard
  • Billy C. Edens
  • Willard E. Eder
  • Selden R. Edner
  • Edward B. Edwards Jr.
  • William C. Edwards Jr.
  • Joseph L. Egan Jr.
  • John L. Eider
  • Robert A. Elder
  • Ralph E. Elliott
  • Vincent T. Elliott
  • Hugh McJ. Elwood
  • Warren S. Emerson
  • Wallace N. Emmer
  • Benjamin H. Emmert Jr.
  • Eugene H. Emmons
  • James W. Empey
  • James J. England
  • John Brooks England
  • Herman E. Ernst
  • Andrew J. Evans
  • Roy W. Evans
  • Eric A. Evenson
  • Lee R. Everhart
  • Loran D. Everton

F

  • John W. Fair
  • "Foob" David Charles Fairbanks
  • Grover E. Fanning
  • Charles D. Farmer
  • Robert A. Farnsworth
  • William Farrell
  • Robert P. Fash
  • Richard D. Faxon
  • Alfred J. Fecke
  • Edward L. Feightner
    Edward L. Feightner
    Rear Admiral Edward L. "Whitey" Feightner is a retired United States Navy officer who fought in a number of significant battles in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations...

  • Sylvan Feld
  • Marion C. Felts
  • James E. Fenex Jr.
  • Ernest C. Fiebelkorn
  • Arthur C. Fiedler Jr.
  • William F. Fiedler Jr.
  • Virgil C. Fields Jr.
  • Howard J. Finn
  • Charles R. Fischette
  • Edwin O. Fisher
  • Don Horns Fisher
  • Rodney W. Fisher
  • Jack A. Fisk
  • Harry E. Fisk
  • Nelson D. Flack Jr.
  • James H. Flatley Jr.
  • Richard H. Fleischer
  • Patrick Dawson Fleming
  • Francis M. Fleming
  • Kenneth A. Flinn
  • Frank E. Foltz
  • Ralph E. Foltz
  • Paul John Fontana
  • Kenneth M. Ford
  • George Formanek Jr.
  • Samuel W. Forrer
  • Joseph M. Forster
  • Norman J. Bud Fortier
  • Joseph Jacob Joe Foss
    Joe Foss
    Joseph Jacob "Joe" Foss was the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a 1943 recipient of the Medal of Honor, recognizing his role in the air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign...

  • Carl C. Foster
  • William B. Foulis Jr.
  • James M. Fowle
  • Richard E. Fowler Jr.
  • Robert William Foy
  • Marvin J. Franger
  • Ben G. Franger
  • Dwaine R. Franklin
  • John M. Franks
  • Carl M. Frantz
  • Robert B. Fraser
  • Kenneth D. Frazier
  • Doris C. Freeman
  • James B. French
  • Alfred L. Frendberg
  • Alfred C. Froning
  • Earl R. Fryer
  • Harold N. Funk

G

  • "Gabby" Francis Stanley Gabreski
    Gabby Gabreski
    Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski was the top American fighter ace in Europe during World War II, a jet fighter ace in Korea, and a career officer in the United States Air Force with more than 26 years service.Although best known for his credited destruction of 34½ aircraft in aerial combat and...

  • Franklin T. Gabriel
  • Frank L. Gailer Jr.
  • Robert E. Galer
    Robert E. Galer
    Brigadier General Robert Edward Galer was a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in aerial combat during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II...

  • Kenneth W. Gallup
  • Charles S. Gallup
  • Dwight B. Galt
  • John R. Galvin
  • William A. Gardner
  • Warner F. Gardner
  • Vermont Garrison
    Vermont Garrison
    Vermont Garrison was a career officer in the United States Air Force, and an ace with 17.33 credited victories in aerial combat. He was one of only seven Americans to achieve ace status during World War II, then again against jet fighter opposition during the Korean War.Dubbed "the inner seven."...

  • Frank L. Gaunt
  • Noel Gayler
    Noel Gayler
    Noel Arthur Meredyth Gayler was an Admiral in the United States Navy, who served as the sixth Director of the National Security Agency from 1969 to 1972, and ninth Commander of Pacific Command from 1972 to 1976. Gayler was awarded three Navy Cross medals as a World War II flying ace and is credited...

  • "Don" Dominic Salvatore Gentile
  • Francis R. Gerard
  • Steven Gerick
  • Grover D. Gholson
  • Robert D. Gibb
  • Clement D. Gile
  • Roy F. Gillespie
  • Edward Lester Gimbel
  • William K. Giroux
  • Cyrus R. Gladen
  • Michael Gladych
  • George W. Gleason
  • Maxwell H. Glenn
  • Fred W. Glover
  • John Trevor Godfrey
    John Trevor Godfrey
    John Trevor Godfrey was a Captain and an American fighter pilot in the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force during World War II....

  • Lindley W. Godson
  • Robert J. Goebel
  • Walter J. Goehausen Jr.
  • Robert E. Goodnight
  • James A. Goodson
  • Donald "Flash" Gordon
    Donald "Flash" Gordon
    Donald "Flash" Gordon is an United States air ace, having shot down at least 7 Japanese aircraft during World War II. He was a fighter pilot in the United States Navy and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.-Biography:...

  • Edmund R. Goss
  • Norman D. Gould
  • Gordon M. Graham
  • Robert F. Graham
  • Vernon E. Graham
  • Lindol F. Graham
  • Marvin E. Grant
  • John Floyd Gray
  • Rockford V. Gray
  • James S. Gray
  • "Herky" Herschel Harper Green
    Herschel Green
    Herschel "Herky" Green was a World War II flying ace in the United States Army Air Force. Green was the leading ace of the Fifteenth Air Force downing 18 enemy aircraft and destroying 10 more on the ground. He flew in 1943 and 1944 in the North Africa and Italian campaigns. He flew with the 325th...

  • Lee O. Gregg
  • Hayden A. Gregory
  • Walter V. Gresham
  • Billy M. Gresham
  • Richard J. Griffin
  • Joseph Henry Griffin
  • James W. Griffis
  • Robert C. Griffith
  • Clayton K. Gross
  • LeRoy V. Grosshuesch
  • William Grosvenor Grosvenor Jr.
  • Charles F. Gumm
  • Cheatham W. Gupton
  • Harlan I. Gustafson
  • Fred E. Gutt

H

  • Samuel B. Hibbard
  • Charles H. Haverland Jr.
  • James E. Hoffman Jr.
  • Mark E. Hubbard
  • Roger A. Haberman
  • Henry B. Hamilton
  • Willis E. Hardy
  • A. A. Harrington
  • Frank C. Heath
  • William J. Hennon
  • Frank A. Hill
  • Harry E. Hill
  • John J. Hockery
  • John C. "Pappy" Herbst
    John C. "Pappy" Herbst
    John C. "Pappy" Herbst was an American flying ace who was officially the second highest-scoring fighter pilot in the China Burma India Theater with 18 confirmed victories made during 7 months with the 23d Fighter Group...

  • "Tex" David Lee Hill (USAAF)
  • Ralph Kidd Hofer
    Ralph K. Hofer
    Lt. Ralph K Hofer was an American fighter pilot with the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.With his long hair and football jersey, "Kid" Hofer stands out as one of the most memorable characters in the 8th Air Force...

  • Bill Harris
  • Cyril F. Homer
  • Arthur R. Hawkins
  • James H. Howard
  • Roy W. Howard
  • John F. Hampshire
  • Bruce K. Holloway
    Bruce K. Holloway
    General Bruce Keener Holloway was an American Air Force general. A West Point graduate, he was a World War II fighter ace and later the commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command .-Early life and career:...

  • "Bob" Robert Murray Hanson
    Robert M. Hanson
    Robert Murray Hanson was a Marine Corps aviator who shot down 25 Japanese planes from the South Pacific skies. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor.-World War II flying ace:...

  • "Cece" Cecil Elwood Harris
  • Richard F. Hurd
  • James P. Hagerstrom
  • Walter A. Haas
  • George F. Hall
  • Sheldon O. Hall
  • Louis R. Hamblin
  • Robert M. Hamilton
  • William F. Hanes Jr.
  • Eugene R. Hanks
  • Raymond F. Harmeyer
  • Cameron M. Hart
  • Lloyd P. Heinzen
  • Ronald W. Hoel
  • Roy B. Hogg
  • James D. Holloway
  • Wallace E. Hopkins
  • Robert L. Howard
  • David W. Howe
  • Bernard H. Howes
  • Charles W. Huffman
  • John C. Hundley
  • Robert Hurst
  • Edwin L. Heller
  • Herman Hansen Jr.
  • Paul R. Hatala
  • Francis W. Horne
  • William L. Hood
  • Thomas C. Haywood
  • Robert J. Humphrey
  • William T. Halton
  • Leroy E. Harris
  • Cotesworth B. Head Jr.
  • Roger R. Hedrick
  • William E. Henry
  • Howard D. Hively
  • Mayo A. Hadden Jr.
  • Frederick A. Harris
  • Kenneth F. Hart
  • Edwin James Hernan Jr.
  • George L. Hollowell
  • Edward E. Hunt
  • Thomas S. Harris
  • Fred R. Haviland Jr.
  • Allen E. Hill
  • Frank D. Hurlbut
  • Everett C. Hargreaves
  • Thomas L. Hayes Jr.
  • John H. Hoefker
  • Ernest A. Harris
  • William J. Hovde

  • Albert C. Hacking Jr.
  • Samuel E. Hammer
  • Harry T. Hanna
  • Chris J. Hanseman
  • Walter R. Harman
  • Thomas L. Harris
  • Raymond E. Hartley Jr.
  • Herbert B. Hatch
  • Charles D. Hauver
  • Russell C. Haworth
  • Frank R. Hayde
  • Frank C. Hearrell
  • Robert Hedman
  • Paul M. Henderson Jr.
  • Randall W. Hendricks
  • James E. Hill
    James E. Hill
    General James E. Hill was a World War II flying ace, U.S. Air Force General, and commander in chief of the North American Air Defense Command and the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Defense Command, with consolidated headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado.-Biography:Hill was...

  • Donald E. Hillman
  • Hollis Harry Hills
  • Kenneth G. Hippe
  • Edwin W. Hiro
  • Myron M. Hnatio
  • John B. Hoag
  • William R. Hodges
  • Cullen J. Hoffman
  • Besby F. Holmes
  • Herbert N. Houck
  • Edward R. Hoyt
  • David M. Howler
  • Howard R. Hudson
  • Alvaro J. Hunter

K

  • Tom S. Kalaj
  • William R. Kane
  • Dale E. Karger
  • Robert A. Karr
  • Neel E. Kearby
    Neel E. Kearby
    Neel Ernest Kearby was a U.S. Army Air Corps Colonel and P-47 Thunderbolt pilot in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat.-Biography:...

  • Robert J. Keen
  • LeRoy W. Keith
  • William T. Kemp
  • Charles Kendrick
  • Daniel Kennedy
  • Ira C. Kepford
  • Leslie H. Kerr Jr.
  • Robert Riffle Kidwell
  • Donald David Kienholz
  • Benjamin H. King
  • Claiborne H. Kinnard Jr.
  • William B. King
  • William J. Kingston Jr.
  • John R. Kincaid
  • Robert Alexander Kincaid
  • Charles W. King
  • David L. King
  • Claude R. Kinsey
  • Marion F. Kirby
    Marion F. Kirby
    Marion Franklin Kirby was an ace in the United States Army Air Forces.-Decorations:*  Silver Star*  Distinguished Flying Cross with four oak leaf clusters...

  • George N. Kirk
  • Lenton F. Kirkland Jr.
  • Floyd C. Kirkpatrick
  • Phillip L. Kirkwood
  • John A. Kirla
  • George E. Kiser
  • Frank W. Klibbe
  • Robert H. Knapp
  • William M. Knight
  • Carroll S. Knott
  • Charles W. Koenig
  • Edward H. Kopsel
  • Walter J. Koraleski Jr.
  • William J. Kostick
  • William A. Kostick
  • Joseph J. Kruzel
  • Henry B. Kucheman Jr.
  • Ward A. Kuentzel
  • Charles Murphy Kunz

L

  • Kenneth G. Ladd
  • Dean S. Laird
  • Wayne W. Laird
  • Kenneth B. Lake
  • George M. Lamb
  • Robert A. Lamb
  • William E. Lamb
  • William E. Lamoreaux
  • Richard C. Lampe
  • John D. Landers
  • Joseph L. Lang
  • John H. Lane
  • Willis G. Laney
  • Ned W. Langdon
  • Thomas G. Lanphier
  • Donald A. Larson
  • Leland A. Larson
  • Charles W. Lasko
  • Franklin C. Lathrope
  • C.H. Laughlin
  • Frank Lawler
  • John B. Lawler
  • Earl R. Lazear Jr.
  • Michael J. Leahy
  • Richard J. Lee
  • Bryan A. Lemus
  • Marlow J. Leikness
  • Charles W. Lenfest
  • Jack Lenox Jr.
  • Francis J. Lent
  • William N. Leonard
  • John A. Leppla
  • Alfred Lerch
  • Joseph J. Lesicka
  • William L. Leverette
  • Bryan E. Lewis
  • Warren R. Lewis
  • William H. Lewis
  • Lawrence P. Liebers
  • Robert L. Liles
  • Hugh D. Lillie
  • James W. Little
  • Robert Laing Little
  • Elvin L. Lindsay
  • Ted E. Lines
  • Raymond H. Littge
  • Gregory. K. Loesch
  • John S. Loisel
    John S. Loisel
    Colonel John Simon Loisel was an American air ace, credited with having shot down 11 Japanese aircraft during World War II. Loisel was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and joined the United States Army Air Forces in 1941...

  • John D. Lombard
  • Charles P. London
  • Herbert H. Long
  • Maurice G. Long
  • Donald S. Lopez
    Donald Lopez
    Donald S. Lopez, Sr. was a former U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force fighter and test pilot and until his death the deputy director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. His son, Donald S. Lopez, Jr., is a highly regarded scholar of Buddhism.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lopez showed an...

  • Clifford Louie
  • George G. Loving Jr.
  • John H. Lowell
  • Wayne L. Lowry
  • Marvin W. Lubner
  • Paul W. Lucas
  • Carl J. Luksic
  • John Forrest Luma
  • Walter A. Lundin
  • William M. Lundin
  • Stanley J. Lustic
  • Lowell C. Lutton
  • Joseph P. Lynch
  • John Joseph Lynch
  • Thomas Joseph Lynch

M

  • John B. Maas Jr.
  • L.A. Maberry
  • "Mac" Charles Henry MacDonald
    Charles H. MacDonald
    -Web:*-Further reading:...

  • John A. MacKay
  • Christopher Lyman Magee
  • Morton D. Magoffin
  • William J. Maguire
  • Jackson Barrett Mahon
  • Keith Mahon
  • Grant M. Mahoney
  • Walker Melville "Bud" Mahurin
    Bud Mahurin
    Colonel Walker Melville "Bud" Mahurin was a retired officer of the United States Air Force . During World War II, while serving in the United States Army Air Forces , he was a noted flying ace....

  • Charles M. Mallory
  • Thomas E. Maloney
  • Thomas H. Mann Jr.
  • Jack Cyril Mankin
  • Lee Paul Mankin jr.
  • Armand G. Manson
  • Harry A. March Jr.
  • Gene E. Markham
  • William P. Marontate
  • Lester C. Marsh
  • Bert W. Marshall Jr.
  • Albert E. Martin Jr.
  • Kenneth R. Martin
  • Joe L. Mason
  • William J. Masoner Jr.
  • William H. Mathis
  • Marvel Mathre
  • Milden E. Mathre
  • Joseph Z. Matte
  • Chester K. Maxwell
  • 'Dick' Lowell F. Maxwell Jr.
  • W. Robert Maxwell
  • Earl May
  • Richard Hobbs May
  • Ben I. Mayo Jr.
  • Michele A. Mazzocco
  • Paul G. McArthur
  • T.H. McArthur
  • "Dave" David S. McCampbell
  • H. Allen McCartney Jr.
  • Frank E. McCauley
  • Thomas G. McClelland
  • Robert W. McClurg
  • Carroll W. McColpin
    Carroll W. McColpin
    Major General Carroll W. McColpin was a United States Air Force officer who served during World War II, and during the Cold War. Prior to the United States entry into World War II, in November 1940, he volunteered for duty with the Royal Air Force and was commissioned a pilot officer in the RAF...

  • Ed O. McComas
  • Charles M. McCorkle
  • William A. McCormick Jr.
  • Leo B. McCuddin
  • Elbert S. McCuskey
  • Gordon H. McDaniel
  • Norman L. McDonald
  • R. "Red" McDonald
  • William F. McDonough
  • Donald McDowell
  • James N. McElroy
  • William D. McGarry
  • Donald Charles McGee
  • Edward C. McGowan
  • Bernard L. McGrattan
  • John L. McGinn
  • Selva E. McGinty
  • "Tom" Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr.
    Thomas McGuire
    Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr. was the second highest scoring American ace during World War II, whose memory was preserved by the naming of McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington County, New Jersey.-Early years:...

  • John W. McGuyrt
  • Pierce W. McKennon
  • Joseph T. McKeon
  • Donald J. McKinley
  • William W. McLachlin
  • Murry D. McLaughlin
  • John McManus
  • George B. McMillan
  • Evan D. McMinn
  • Donald M. McPherson
  • Hamilton McWhorter III
  • Nicholas Megura
  • Roger W. Mehle
  • Henry H. Meigs
  • Louis A. Menard
  • Adolph Mencin
  • Virgil K. Meroney
  • George L. Merritt Jr.
  • Donald W. Meuten
  • John Charles Meyer
    John C. Meyer
    General John Charles Meyer was an American World War II flying ace, and later the commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska...

  • F. H. Michaelis
  • Henry J. Miklajcyk
  • Armour C. Miller
  • Everett Miller
  • Johnnie G. Miller
  • Joseph E. Miller Jr.
  • Thomas F. Miller
  • Willard W. Millikan
  • Robert C. Milliken
  • Henry L. Mills
  • Charles B. Milton
  • Robert Mims
  • Leslie D. Minchew
  • Harris E. Mitchell (10)
  • Henry E. Mitchell
  • John W. Mitchell
  • Sanford K. Moats
    Sanford K. Moats
    Lieutenant General Sanford Kenneth Moats was an American Air Force lieutenant general and fighter ace. He was vice commander of the Tactical Air Command, with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, responsible for maintaining peak combat efficiency in the tactical fighter and...

  • Leland P. Molland
  • Norman W. Mollard
  • Arthur P. Mollenhauer
  • William W. Momyer
    William W. Momyer
    General William Wallace Momyer was commander of the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command.-Early life:Momyer was born in 1916, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, attended Broadway High School in Seattle, Washington, and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Washington in 1937...

  • Franklin H. Monk
  • John R. Montapert
  • John T. Moore
  • Robert W. Moore
  • Glennon T. Moran
  • Horace B. Moranville
  • James B. Morehead
    James B. Morehead
    James B. Morehead is an Ace fighter pilot from of World War II. He flew combat missions over a three-year span of the war, becoming an ACE with a total of EIGHT aerial victories. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross He was subsequently awarded a second Distinguished Service Cross, a...

  • John L. Morgan Jr.
  • Stanley B. Morrill
  • James M. Morris
  • Paul V. Morriss
  • Bert D. Morris Jr.
  • Mark L. Moseley
  • William C. Moseley
  • Robert C. Moss
  • James D. Mugavero
  • Gordon J. Muir
  • Douglas W. Mulcahy
  • Robert F. Mulhollen
  • Paul A. Mullen
  • Arthur H. Munson
  • Paul C. Murphey Jr.
  • Alva C. Murphy
  • John B. Murphy
  • Robert E. Murray
  • Jennings L. Myers
  • Raymond B. Myers

N

  • Joseph L. Narr
  • Robert Hawthorne "Bob" Neale
    Robert Neale (pilot)
    A Seattle resident, Robert Neale was a United States Navy dive-bomber pilot on the aircraft carrier when he joined the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force in the summer of 1941....

  • H.A. Nelson
  • Robert J. Nelson
  • Robert K. Nelson
  • John V. Newkirk
  • Franklin A. Nichols
  • Myrvin E. Noble
  • Edward M. Nollmeyer
  • Cornelius Nicholas Nooy
  • Louis H. "Red Dog" Norley
  • Marvin R. Novak
  • George P. Novotny

O

  • Gilbert M. O'Brien
  • William R. O'Brien
  • Frank Q. O'Connor
  • Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare
    Edward O'Hare
    Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare was an Irish-American naval aviator of the United States Navy who on February 20, 1942 became the U.S. Navy's first flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. Butch O’Hare’s final action took place on the night of November 26, 1943,...

  • Jeremiah J. O'Keefe
  • Paul O'Mara Jr.
  • Danny O'Neill
  • Eugene W. O'Neill
  • John G. O'Neill
  • Lawrence F. O'Neill
  • Jack J. Oberhansly
  • Harvey Odenbrett
  • Fred F. Ohr
  • Edwin L. Olander
  • Austin LeRoy Olsen
  • Charles Herman "Chuck" Older
    Charles Older
    Charles Herman "Chuck" Older was a member of the American Volunteer Group "The Flying Tigers" and one of its Aces. In his distinguished military career, he served in both World War II and the Korean War...

  • Robin Olds
    Robin Olds
    Robin Olds was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 16 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general....

  • Norman E. Olson
  • John Orth
  • Ernest K. Osher
  • Charles H. Ostrom
  • Edward C. Outlaw
  • Robert J. Overcash
  • Edmund F. Overend
  • Lloyd J. Overfield
  • Edward W. Overton Jr.
  • Edward M. Owen
  • Donald C. Owen
  • Joel A. Owens
  • Robert G. Owens, Jr.

P

  • Elbert W. Parrish
  • Carl W. Payne
  • Chesley Gordon Peterson
  • Joseph F. Pierce
  • Sammy A. Pierce
  • Spiros N. Pisanos
  • Jack Pittman Jr.
  • James N. Poindexter
  • Robert Bruce Porter
  • Edward S. Popek
  • John E. Purdy
  • Albert J. Pope
  • Melvin M. Prichard
  • George W. Pigman Jr.
  • Claude W. Plant
  • Nathan T. Post
  • Luther D. Prater Jr.
  • Frederick R. Payne
  • MacArthur Powers
  • James J. Pascoe
  • Joseph J. Paskoski
  • James L. Pearce
  • James Eldridge Peck
  • Gilbert Percy
  • Francis E. Pierce Jr.
  • John Pietz Jr.
  • Hiram Clifford Pitts
  • Zenneth Arthur Pond
  • Tilman E. Pool
  • Ralston M. Pound Jr.
  • Frank H. Presley
  • John Forrest Pugh
  • John E. Petach
  • Robert W. Prescott
  • Peter E. Pompetti
  • Richard A. Peterson
  • Joe H. Powers Jr.
  • Harry A. Parker
  • Harvey P. Picken
  • Joel B. Paris III
  • George Earl "Ratsy" Preddy Jr.
    George Preddy
    George Preddy was an American ace credited with 26.83 enemy air-to-air kills, ranking him as the top P-51 Mustang ace of World War II and sixth on the list of all-time highest scoring American aces....


  • Melvyn R. Paisley
  • Forrest F. Parham
  • Edsel Paulk
  • James E. Peck
  • Oscar F. Perdomo
    Oscar F. Perdomo
    Major Oscar Francis Perdomo , a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, was a United States Air Force officer who was the last “Ace in a day” for the United States in World War II.-Early years:...

  • David P. Philips
  • Edward A. Phillips
  • Hyde Phillips
  • Jared M. Phillips
  • Kenneth R. Pool
  • Philip B. Porter
  • George H. Poske
  • Ernest A. Powell
  • Jack C. Price
  • Royce W. Priest
  • Roger C. Pryor

R

  • Valentine S. Rader
  • Orvin H. Ramlo
  • Robert J. Rankin
  • C. B. Ray
  • James V. Reber Jr.
  • Arval J. Reberson
  • Edward F. Rector
    Edward F. Rector
    Edward "Ed" F. Rector was a Colonel in the United States Air Force, a fighter ace, and a member of the Flying Tigers.-Early years:...

  • Eugene D. Redmond
  • William N. Reed
  • William C. Reese
  • Horace B. Reeves
  • Leonard R. Reeves
  • Francis R. Register
  • Dan R. Rehm Jr.
  • T. Hamil Reidy
  • J. Hunter Reinburg
  • Russell L. Reiserer
  • Thomas J. Rennemo
  • Joseph E. Reulet
  • Glenn M. Revel
  • Andrew J. Reynolds
  • Robert Reynolds
  • Thomas W. Rhodes
  • Elmer W. Richardson
  • Robert H. Riddle
  • Vincent A. Rieger
  • Alden P. Rigby
  • James F. Rigg
  • Elwyn G. Righetti
  • Paul S. Riley
  • Ben Rimerman
  • Andrew J. Ritchey
  • Joe D. Robbins
  • Jay Thorpe Robbins
    Jay T. Robbins
    Jay Thorpe Robbins was a career officer in the United States Air Force who rose to the rank of lieutenant general....

  • Daniel T. Roberts Jr.
  • Eugene Paul Roberts
  • Newell O. Roberts
  • Leroy W. Robinson
  • Ross F. Robinson
  • Edward F. Roddy
  • Felix Michael Rogers
  • Franklin Rose Jr.
  • Ralph J. Rosen
  • Herbert E. Ross
  • Robert P. Ross
  • Herman J. Rossi Jr.
  • John R. Rossi
  • Gerald L. Rounds
  • Robert R. Rowland
  • LeRoy A. Ruder
  • Henry S. Rudolph
  • John W. Ruhsam
  • Donald E. Runyon
  • Roy W. Rushing
  • William A. Rynne

S

  • Robert J. Sandell
  • Philip Sangermano
  • Donald H. Sapp
  • John J. Sargent
  • Jimmie E. Savage
  • Charles W. Sawyer
  • Hartell H. Scales
  • "Vick" Hartwell Victor Jr. Scarborough
  • Thomas D. Schank
  • Gordon E. Schecter
  • Wilbur R. Scheible
  • J. L. Schell
  • Frank Schiel
  • William J. Schildt
  • David Carl Schilling
  • Glenn D. Schiltz Jr.
  • Robert G. Schimanski
  • Albert L. Schlegel
  • LeRoy A. Schreiber
  • Louis Schriber
  • Duerr H. Schuh
  • Robert Lee Scott
    Robert Lee Scott, Jr.
    Robert Lee Scott Jr. was a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force. Scott is best known for his autobiography God is My Co-Pilot about his exploits in World War II with the Flying Tigers and the United States Army Air Forces in China and Burma...

  • Alexander F. Sears
  • Maidrum L. Sears
  • Albert Seckel Jr.
  • Robert Byron See
  • Harold E. Segal
  • Robert K. Seidman
  • Larry R. Self
  • Robert W. Shackford
  • Dale E. Shafer
  • Courtney Shands
  • Edward O. Shaw
  • Robert M. Shaw
  • Hugh V. Sherrill
  • Charles A. Shields
  • Ernest Shipman
  • James A. Shirley
  • Robert Bruce Shoals
  • William A. Shomo
    William A. Shomo
    William "Bill" A. Shomo was a United States Army fighter pilot during World War II. He is credited with scoring 8 victories during the conflict. Seven of these occurred during a single mission while flying a reconnaissance version of the P-51 Mustang...

  • Robert L. Shoup
  • Murray Shubin Jr.
  • Lucien B. Shuler
  • Perry L. Shuman
  • Wallace E. Sigler
  • Sam L. Silber
  • John M. Simmons
  • William J. Simmons
  • Arthur Singer Jr.
  • Lester H. Sipes
  • Frank Sistrunk
  • Norman C. Skogstad
    Norman C. Skogstad
    Norman C. Skogstad was a World War II Army Air Forces flying ace and a leading pilot in the MTO or Mediterranean Theater of Operations. He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II as a 1st Lieutenant with the 307th Fighter Squadron. He began his overseas service in June, 1944 as a 1st...

  • Warren A. Skon
  • Albert C. Slack
  • William J. Sloan
  • Armistead B. Smith Jr.
  • Carroll C. Smith
  • Carl Eugene Smith
  • Clinton L. Smith
  • Cornelius M. Smith Jr.
  • Daniel F. Smith Jr.
  • Donovan F. Smith
  • Jack R. Smith
  • John C. Smith
  • John Malcolm Smith
  • John Lucian Smith
    John Lucian Smith
    John Lucian Smith is a Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Corps ace who, as Commanding Officer of VMF-223 shot down 19 Japanese planes in World War II and led his squadron to a destroy a total of 83 enemy aircraft during the Solomon Islands campaign.-Biography:John Lucian Smith was born on...

  • Kenneth Darwin Smith
  • Kenneth Guy Smith
  • Leslie C. Smith
  • Mervl M. Smith
  • Nicholas J. Smith
  • Paul A. Smith
  • "Snuffy" Richard E. Smith
  • Robert H. Smith
  • Robert T. Smith
  • Virgil H. Smith
  • William N. Snider
  • Irl V. Sonner Jr.
  • James J. "Pug" Southerland
    Pug Southerland
    James Julien "Pug" Southerland II was a United States Navy fighter pilot during World War II. He is credited with scoring 5 victories , flying Grumman F4F Wildcats...

  • Kenneth C. Sparks
  • Harold L. Spears
  • Dale F. Spencer
  • Clyde P. Spitler
  • Richard E. Stambook
  • Paul M. Stanch
  • William J. Stangel
  • Gordon A. Stanley
  • Morris A. Stanley
  • Arland Stanton
  • Walter E. Starck
  • Carlton B. Starkes
  • James R. Starnes
  • Edgar E. Stebbins
  • Robert W. Stephens
  • Everett W. Stewart
  • Earl W. Stewart
  • James C. Stewart
  • James S. Stewart
  • John S. Stewart
  • Charles R. Stimpson
    Charles R. Stimpson
    Charles R. Stimpson was a United States Navy fighter ace in the Second World War.-Biography:Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Stimpson graduated from Pomona College in 1941 and enlisted in the navy as an aviation cadet...

  • John D. Stokes
  • Carl Van Stone
  • Robert J. Stone
  • John A. Storch
  • Robert F. Stout
  • Donald J. Strait
  • William H. Strand
  • John R. Strane
  • Johnnie C. Strange
  • Frederick J. Streig
  • Chris T. Streng II
  • Harvey W. Sturdevant
  • John L. Sublett
  • Richard C. Suehr
  • Charles P. Sullivan
  • Elliott Summer
  • John F. Sutherland
  • Robert C. Sutcliffe
  • James E. Swett
    James E. Swett
    James Elms Swett was a United States Marine Corps fighter pilot and ace during World War II. He was awarded the United States' highest military decoration— the Medal of Honor — for actions while a division flight leader in VMF-221 over Guadalcanal on April 7, 1943.Subsequently he...

    , Medal of Honor
  • Harry W. Swinburne
  • James S. Swope
  • William J. Sykes
  • John C.C. Symmes
  • Stanley T. Synar

T

  • Franklin C. Thomas Jr.
  • "Jimmy" John Smith Thach
  • Reade Franklin Tilley
  • Franklin W. Troup, ALABAMA
  • Myron M. Truax
  • John H. Truluck
  • Edward B. Turner
  • Gerald E. Tyler
  • James B. Tapp
  • Philip E. Tovrea Jr.
  • James O. Tyler
  • William L. Turner
  • Eugene A. Trowbridge
  • Richard E. Turner
  • Wendell V. Twelves
  • Ray A. Taylor Jr.
  • Robert H. Thelen
  • Charles H. Turner
  • Francis Andell Terrill
  • Harrison R. Thyng
    Harrison Thyng
    Brigadier General Harrison Reed Thyng was a fighter pilot and an officer in the United States Air Force with the rank of general. He is notable as one of only six USAF fighter pilots to be recognized as an ace in two wars...

  • Wilbur Jackson Thomas
  • John F. Thornell Jr.
  • William F. Tanner
  • William Paul Thayer
  • Frederick O. Trafton Jr.
  • Robert D. Thompson
  • Ralph G. Taylor Jr.
  • David F. Thwaites
    David Thwaites (flying ace)
    David F. Thwaites was an aviator in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He became a flying ace piloting the P-47 Thunderbolt as a member of the 361st Fighter Squadron of the 356th Fighter Group...

  • F.W. Tracy
  • Grant M. Turley

  • Gilbert F. Talbot
  • Kenneth M. Taylor
    Kenneth M. Taylor
    Kenneth Marlar Taylor was a new United States Army Air Forces Second Lieutenant pilot stationed at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. Along with his fellow pilot and friend George Welch, they got airborne while under fire and Taylor shot down four Japanese dive bombers...

  • Oliver B. Taylor
  • Will W. Taylor
  • Robert F. Thomas
  • Robert E. Tierney
  • John A. Tilley
  • Edward W. Toaspern
  • John W. Topfill
  • "Bud" Harrison B. Tordoff
  • Ross E. Torkelson
  • Eugene P. Townsend
  • Clifton H. Troxell

V

  • Eugene Anthony Valencia
    Eugene A. Valencia
    Eugene A. Valencia Jr. was a leading United States Navy fighter ace in World War II.A native of San Francisco, Valencia attended junior college before enlisting in the Navy for flight training in 1941. He received his wings of gold in February 1942 and joined Fighting Squadron 9 a year later...

  • Herbert J. Valentine
  • Rudolph Daniel Van Dyke
  • Arthur Van Haren, Jr.
    Arthur Van Haren, Jr.
    Arthur Van Haren Jr. was a World War II fighter pilot and considered the top fighter ace of World War II from Arizona. He may be one of very few highly decorated Hispanic fighter-pilot aces in the history of aerial warfare....

  • George R. Vanden Heuval
  • Peter J. Vander Linden
  • James S. Varnell Jr.
  • Harley C. Vaughn
  • Robert H. Vaught
  • Milton N. Vedder
  • Stanley W. “Swede” Vejtasa
  • Clinton D. Vincent
  • Merriwell W. Vineyard
  • Arnold E. Vinson
  • Herman W. Visscher
  • Harold E. Vita
  • John E. Vogt
  • John W. Vogt, Jr.
    John W. Vogt, Jr.
    General John William Vogt, Jr. was commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, and commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.-Biography:...

  • John James Voll
  • Roy M. Voris
    Roy Marlin Voris
    Captain Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris was an aviator in the United States Navy, a World War II flying ace, and founder of the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels...

  • Albert O. Vorse
  • Alexander Vraciu
    Alexander Vraciu
    Alexander Vraciu was a leading United States Navy fighter ace and Congressional Medal of Honor nominee during World War II. He once shot down six Japanese fighters in eight minutes.-Biography:...


W

  • "Wildcat" Lance Cleo Wade
  • Robert Wade
  • Horace Q. Waggoner
  • "Buzz" Boyd David Wagner
  • Joe W. Waits
  • Kenneth Ambrose Walsh
    Kenneth A. Walsh
    Kenneth Ambrose Walsh was the fourth ranking United States Marine Corps fighter ace in World War II with a record of 21 enemy planes destroyed.-Biography:...

  • Thomas H. Walker
  • Walter B. Walker Jr.
  • Ralph H. Wandrey
  • Kuan Fu Wang
  • Lyttleton T. Ward
  • Victor E. Warford
  • Arthur T. Warner
  • Jack R. Warren
  • Edward T. Waters
  • James A. Watkins
  • Ralph J. Watson
  • Charles E. Watts
  • Oran S. Watts
  • Sidney W. Weatherford
  • Charles E. Weaver
  • Claude Weaver III
  • Wilbur B. Webb
  • Willard J. Webb
  • George Weigel
  • Kevin "K-Dub" Walker
  • Darrell G. Welch
  • George S. Welch
  • Robert E. Welch
  • Robert D. Welden
  • Alhert P. Wells
  • Edward G. Wendorf
  • Arthur E. Wenige
  • John M. Wesolowski
  • Warren M. Wesson
  • Richard L. West
  • Robert G. West
  • Robert Burdette Westbrook
  • Gregory J. Weissenberger
  • Raymond Shuey Wetmore
    Raymond S. Wetmore
    Ray S. Wetmore was a leading U.S. Army ace of World War II. He was killed after a cross country flight from California.-World War II:...

  • William E. Whalen
  • Elmer M. Wheadon
  • "Whiz" William T. Whisner
  • Henry S. White
  • John H. White
  • Robert H. White
  • Thomas A. White
  • Roy E. Whittaker
  • Samuel J. Wicker
  • David C. Wilhelm
  • Paul H. Wilkins
  • James W. Wilkinson
  • Bruce W. Williams
  • Gerard M. H. Williams
  • James M. Williams
  • Russel D. Williams
  • Felix D. Williamson
  • Robert C. Wilson
  • William F. Wilson
  • Murray Winfield
  • Robert P. Winks
  • Theodore Hugh Winters Jr.
  • Calvin C. Wire
  • Ralph L. Wire
  • John L. Wirth
  • Lee V. Wiseman
  • Robert A. Winston
  • Lynn E. Witt Jr.
  • Walter A. Wood
  • Sydney S. Woods
    Sydney S. Woods
    Sidney Sterling Woods was an American fighter ace of World War II with 7 victories in Europe and the Pacific theater.-Early years:...

  • Robert E. Woody
  • John T. Wolf
  • Judge E. Wolfe
  • John L. Wolford
  • Millard Wooley Jr.
  • Robert C. Woolverton
  • Malcolm T. Wordell
  • George L. Wrenn
  • Max J. Wright
  • Ellis Win. Wright Jr.

Z

Name Rank Branch Kills
Earling W. Zaeske 5.5
Hubert "Hub" Zemke Colonel U.S. Army Air Force 17.75
John A. Zink 5
Daniel J. Zoerb 7
Charles J. Zubarik 6
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