Jungle Ace: The Story of One of the Usaaf's Great Fighter Leaders, Col. Gerald R. Johnson

· Potomac Books, Inc.
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Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four, he commanded the highest-scoring fighter group in the Pacific. Tragically, though Johnson had survived three combat tours, which included a mid-air collision with a Japanese aircraft and being shot down by friendly fire, the new father disappeared without a trace while flying a courier mission one month after the war’s end.
Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four, he commanded the highest-scoring fighter group in the Pacific. Tragically, though Johnson had survived three combat tours, which included a mid-air collision with a Jap...

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John R. Bruning is the author or collaborating author of sixteen non-fiction books including the Outlaw Platoon, House to House, Shadow of the Sword, The Devil's Sandbox: With the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq, and Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U. S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan.
John R. Bruning is the author or collaborating author of sixteen non-fiction books including the Outlaw Platoon, House to House, Shadow of the Sword, The Devil's Sandbox: With the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq, and Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U. S. Marine Special Operations in ...

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