American Fighter Aces

		U.S. Army Air Force Aces, World War II, 1939-1945

Each Pilot is listed alphabetically by last name

Fractional credits are used when a single downing
of an enemy aircraft is credited to more then 1 pilot.
This occurs when a number of pilots are shooting at,
and attacking the same aircraft.

AVG=American Volunteer Group, Chinese Air Force
K=Korea
NFS=Night Fighter Squadron
RAF=Royal Air Force
VN=Vietnam

	One of the P-51 Mustangs flown by George E. Preddy the seventh highest scoring ace of the U.S. Air Force in WWll. Preddy racked up a total of 26.83 victories while flying with the 487th & the 328th squadrons, of the 352 fighter Group.



	"Scotty's Last Combat" Craving combat, Robert L. Scott signed on with a B-17 mission to the Far East and ended up in China. Scott flew missions with Chennault's American Volunteer Group and the 23th Fighter Group formed when the AVG was disbanded. Scott ended the war with 10 victories.

Word War II Aces

Wartime Rank / Name N-S

Squadron / Group

Credits

Notes

Lt. Col. Franklin A. Nichols	7/49, 431/475	5
Maj. Edward M. Nollmeyer	26/51	5
Maj. Louis H. Norley	336/335, 334/4	10.33
1st Lt. George P. Novotny	317/325	8
Lt. Col. Jack J. Oberhansly	82/78	6
Capt. Gilbert M. O'Brien	362/357	7
Capt. William R. O'Brien	363/357	5.5
Maj. Frank Q. O'Connor	356/354	10.75
Maj. Fred F. Ohr	2/52	6
Lt. Col. Charles H. Older	3 AVG, 76/23	8	+ 10 while with AVG
Maj. Robins Olds	434/479, 555, 433/8 VN	13	+ 4 Vietnam
Capt. Norman E. Olson	357/355	6
1st Lt. Paul E. Olson	368/359	5
Capt. Eugene W. O'Neill, Jr.	62/56	5
1st Lt. John G. O'Neill	9/49	8
Capt. Lawrence F. O'Neill	342/348	5
Maj. Ernest K. Osher	95/82	5
Capt. Robert J. Overcash	66, 64/57	5
1st Lt. Loyd J. Overfield	353/354	11
Maj. Joel A. Owens, Jr.	27/1, 14FG	8
1st Lt. Melvyn R. Paisley	390/366	5
Capt. Forrest F. Parham	75/23	5
Capt. Joel B. Paris, III	7/49	9
Capt. Harry A. Parker	318/325	13
1st Lt. James J. Pascoe	385/364	5.5
1st Lt. Edsel Paulk	317/325	5
Capt. Heyward A. Paxton	7/3 CACW	6.5
Lt. Col. Carl W. Payne	309/31, 34/413	6
1st Lt. Oscar F. Perdomo	464/507	5
Maj. Richard A. Peterson	364/357	15.5
1st Lt. Joseph F. Pierce	363/357	7
Capt. Sammy A. Pierce	8/49	7
1st Lt. John Pietz, Jr.	431/475	6
1st Lt. Spiros N. Pisanos	334/4	10
Maj. James N. Poindexter	352/353	7
Capt. Peter E. Pompetti	84/78	5
1st Lt. Kenneth R. Pool	35/8	5
Maj. Edward S. Popek	342/348	7
Capt. Joseph H. Powers, Jr.	61, 62/56	14.5
1st Lt. MacArthur Powers	145 RAF, 314/324	5	+ 2.25 with RAF
Maj. George E. Preddy	487, 328/352	26.83
Maj. Jack C. Price	84/78	5
Capt. Royce W. Priest	354, 355	5
Lt. Col. Roger C. Pryor	75/23	5
Capt. John F. Pugh	362/357	6
Capt. John E. Purdy	433/475	7
Maj. Donald L. Quigley	75/23	5
Capt. Michael J. Quirk	62/56	11
1st Lt. Valentine S. Rader	111/67	6.5
Capt. Robert J. Rankin	61/56	10
Capt. C.B. Ray	80/8	5
Col. Edward F. Rector	2 AVG, 76/23	3	+ 4.75 while with AVG
Lt. Col. William N. Reed	3 AVG, 7/3 CACW	6	+ 3 while with AVG
1st Lt. William C. Reese	364/357	5
Capt. Horace B. Reeves	431/475	6
1st Lt. Leonard R. Reeves	530/311	6
Lt. Col. Andrew J. Reynolds	20, 17/24, 9/49	9.33
Capt. Robert Reynolds	353/354	7
Col. Elmer W. Richardson	75/23	8
Capt. Robert E. Riddle	307/31	11
Lt. Col. Elwyn G. Righetti	338/55	7.5
1st Lt. Paul S. Riley	335/4	6.5
Col. Ben Rimerman	350/353	5
1st Lt. Andrew J. Ritchey	353/354	5
Maj. Jay T. Robbins	80/8	22
Capt. Arval J. Roberson	362/357	6
Capt. Daniel T. Roberts, Jr.	80/8, 432, 433/475	14
Col. Eugene P. Roberts	84/78	9
Capt. Newell O. Roberts	94/1	5
Lt. Col. Edward F. Roddy	342/348	8
Maj. Felix M. Rogers	353/354	7
1st Lt. Franklin Rose, Jr.	353/354	5
Maj. Herbert E. Ross	48/14	7
Capt. Gerald L. Rounds	97/82	5
Col. Robert R. Rowland	348FG	8
1st Lt. Leory A. Ruder	364/357	5.5
1st Lt. Henry S. Rudolph	353/354	5
Capt. Michael T. Russo	522/27	5
Capt. William A. Rynne	317/325	5
1st Lt. Philip Sangermano	318/325	8
1st Lt. Thomas D. Schank	338/55	5
Maj. Wilbur R. Scheible	361/356	6
Capt. Donald O. Scherer	366/358	5
1st Lt. William J. Schildt	95/82	6
Col. David C. Schilling	56FG	22.5
Capt. Glen D. Schiltz, Jr.	63/56	8
Capt. Robert G. Schimanski	364/357	6
Capt. Albert L. Schlegel	335/4	8.5
Maj. Leroy A. Schreiber	61, 62/56	12
Capt. Louis Schriber, Jr.	80/8	5
Capt. Duerr H. Schuh	487/352	5
Capt. Robert B. Schultz,(Shoals)	449/51	5
Col. Robert L. Scott, Jr.	23FG	10
Capt. Alexander F. Sears	487/352	5
Maj. Meldrum L. Sears	71/1	7
Maj. Wiltz P. Segura	75/23	6
1st Lt. Robert K. Seidman	49/14	5
Lt. Col. Dale E. Shafer, Jr.	309/31, 503/339	7
Capt. Robert M. Shaw	364/357	8
1st Lt. Ernest Shipman	307/31	7
Maj. William A. Shomo	82/71	8
1st Lt. Robert L. Shoup	356/354	5.5
Capt. Murray J. Shubin	339/347	11
1st Lt. Lucien B. Shuler	44/18	7
1st Lt. John M. Simmons, Jr.	317/325	7
1st Lt. William J. Simmons	355/354	6
Capt. Norman C. Skogstad	307/31	12
1st Lt. William J. Sloan	96/82	12
Maj. Carroll C. Smith	418 NFS	7
Capt. Cornelius M. Smith, Jr.	80/8	11
Maj. Donavon F. Smith	61/56	5.5
Capt. Jack R. Smith	308/31	5
2nd Lt. John C. Smith	433/475	6
Capt. Kenneth G. Smith	335/4	5
Maj. Leslie C. Smith	61, 62/56	7
Lt. Col. Meryl M. Smith	475 FG	9
1st Lt. Paul A. Smith	422 NFS	5
Capt. Richard E. Smith	39/35	7
1st Lt. Virgil H. Smith	48/14	6
Capt. Kenneth C. Sparks	39/35	11
1st Lt. Dale F. Spencer	376/361	9.5
Capt. Paul M. Stanch	39/35	10
Maj. William J. Stangel	328/352	5
1st Lt. Morris A. Stanley	364/357	5
Maj. Arland Stanton	7/49	8
Capt. Walter E. Starck	487/352	7
Capt. James R. Starnes	505/339	6
Lt. Col. Robert W. Stephens	355/354	13
Col. Everett W. Stewart	328/352, 355FG, 4 FG	7.83
Maj. James C. Stewart	61/56	11.5
Maj. John S. Stewart	76/23	9
2nd Lt. Robert J. Stone	333/318	7
Lt. Col. John A. Storch	364/357	10.5
Maj. Donald J. Strait	361/356	13.5
Capt. William H. Strand	40/35	7
Capt. John L. Sublett	362/357	8
Maj. Richard C. Suehr	39/35	5
Maj. Charles P. Sullivan	39/35	5
Maj. Elliot Summer	432/475	10
Capt. Robert C. Sutcliffe	342/348	5
Capt. William J. Sykes	376/361	5

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