Three-Time Air Force Cross Recipient Dies

摘要

Retired Col. James H. Kasler, the only three-time Air Force Cross recipient and a former prisoner of war, died in Florida April 24. He was 87, reported the Daily Journal. Kasler enlisted in the Air Corps as a B-29 Superfortress tail gunner, flying combat missions over Japan during World War Ⅱ. After commissioning, Kasler flew 100 combat missions as an F-86 Sabre pilot during the Korean War and downed six enemy MiGs.