MAJOR GENERAL FREDERICK C. BLESSE - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 296819
The Korean War ace and champion gunner is shown as a major
general.
Photograph signed: "Frederick C. Blesse/10 Victories Korea/334th
Sqdn, 4th Gp". Color, 8½x11. When Frederick C.
Price: $200.00
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FREDERICK BLESSE
The Korean War ace and champion gunner is shown as a major
general.
Photograph signed: "Frederick C. Blesse/10 Victories Korea/334th
Sqdn, 4th Gp". Color, 8½x11. When Frederick C. "Boots" Blesse returned
from his second combat tour of the Korean War in 1952, he was the leading US jet
ace (with 10 kills). In 1955, he won all six of the Air Force's worldwide
fighter gunnery competition events, a feat never equaled. He flew another
156 combat missions over Vietnam and Laos in 1967-78 in the first of his two
tours in Southeast Asia. Blesse's book about fighter combat tactics, No
Guts, No Glory, is used as a training manual by the Air Force, the
Marine Corps, and three foreign air forces. Before his retirement in 1975, he
held important staff positions, including weapons systems evaluator for the
Secretary of Defense and Air Force Deputy Inspector General. Fine
condition.
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