Herschel Green

Herschel "Herky" Green ( c. 1920 - Torrance, California, 16 August, 2006) was a World War II flying ace in the United States Army Air Force. Green was the leading ace of the Fifteenth Air Force downing 18 enemy aircraft and destroying 10 more on the ground. He flew in 1943 and 1944 in the North Africa and Italian campaigns. He flew with the 325th Fighter Group. By the end of his career in 1944, he had flown 100 missions and received the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star and two Distinguished Flying Crosses.cite news
url = http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/15309072.htm
title = World War II fighter ace Herschel Green dies at 86
publisher = The Mercury News
date = 18 August 2006
accessdate = 2006-08-23] He published his memoirs "Herky!: the Memoirs of a Checkertail Ace" in 1996. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200006/ai_n8919255 Air Age Publishing June 2000 Review of "Herky!: the Memoirs of a Checkertail Ace"] ]

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