B. “Duke” Hedman. Which is a crying shame, as he was actually the first American air ace of WWII, as well as a member of the legendary American Volunteer Group (AVG), better known as the ...

Contrast this with, say, World War II, where two fighter pilots would ... Ritchie is also the only American ace of Vietnam to attain general officer rank (the equivalent of flag officer rank ...

World War II fighter ace Joe Foss, shown in January 1964, was the first commissioner of the American Football League. (Jack Harris/AP Photo) While Rozelle initially balked at Foss' proposal ...

On the corner of Oak and Washington Streets sits a brick marker that is easy to overlook. Dedicated in March 2001, it honors ...

Anderson was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2008, received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2015 (along with the other World War II aces) and a promotion to brigadier general ...