Jungle Ace
by John R. Bruning
"The Story of One of the Usaaf's Great Fighter Leaders, Col. Gerald R. Johnson"
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Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Pilots
Military Unit:
US Air Force
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Pacific
Page Count:
410
Published Date:
2011
ISBN13:
9781612340869
Description
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.
