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James H Kasler

Born: 1926 in South Bend, Indiana
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Col Kasler lives in Momence, Illinois.

Biography: Colonel James H. Kasler is to date the only person to be awarded the Air Force Cross three times. The Air Force Cross ranks just below the Medal of Honor as an award for extraordinary heroism in combat. Kasler is a combat veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. In Korea, as an F-86 Sabre pilot with the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, he was recognized as an ace, credited with shooting down MiG-15s. Kasler flew a combined 198 combat missions and was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam from August 1966 until March 1973.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

James H Kasler on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=james+h+kasler


Selected Titles

Tempered Steel
ISBN: 157488834X OCLC:

Potomac Books Incorporated 2005-01

WWII tailgunner, Korean War jet ace, Vietnam POW, and the only three-time recipient of the Air Force Cross

 

 

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