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About Colonel James H. Kasler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Kasler
Colonel James Helms Kasler (May 2, 1926 – April 24, 2014) was a senior officer in the United States Air Force and 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 was 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 6 MiG-15s. Kasler flew a combined 198 combat missions and was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam from August 1966 until March 1973.
He flew a total of 101 combat missions in an F-86E Sabre and scored 6 confirmed air-to-air victories and two more damaged against MiG-15s, becoming among the first jet aces of the Korean War.
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Colonel James H. Kasler's Timeline
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May 2, 1926
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South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN, United States
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April 24, 2014
Age 87
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West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
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Crown Hill Funeral & Cemetery, 700 38th Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN, 46208, United States
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