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词条 James S. Varnell Jr.
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| name = James Sullins Varnell, Jr.
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| image = File:James S. Varnell 52939AC.jpg
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| caption = Lt. James S. Varnell in his P-51 Mustang "Little Eva"
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| nickname = Sully
| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|12|9}}
| birth_place = Charleston, Tennessee
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1945|04|9|1921|12|9}}
| death_place = Pinellas Army Air Field
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| placeofburial = Calhoun, Tennessee
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| rank = Major
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| servicenumber = O-798378
| unit = 52nd Fighter Group
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| awards =Air Medal
American Campaign Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Silver Star
World War II Victory Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

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}}James Sullins Varnell, Jr. (December 9, 1921 – April 9, 1945) was a United States Army Air Force fighter ace who was credited with shooting down 17 aircraft during World War II; he was the top ace of the 52nd Fighter Group.[1][2][3]

See also

  • RAF Goxhill
  • Richard L. Alexander

References

1. ^{{cite book|author=Air Force Association|title=Air Force Fifty|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kN1wEYvql8C&pg=PA58|year=1998|publisher=Turner Publishing Company|isbn=978-1-56311-409-0|pages=58–}}
2. ^{{cite book|author1=Tom Ivie|author2=Paul Ludwig|title=Spitfires & Yellow Tail Mustangs: The U.S. 52nd Fighter Group in WWII|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jvG3DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA87|date=1 September 2013|publisher=Stackpole Books|isbn=978-1-4617-5171-7|pages=87–}}
3. ^{{cite news |last=Frisbee |first=John, L. |url=http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/1993/January%201993/0193valor.aspx |title=Valor: Ace Among Aces |work=Air Force Magazine|publisher=Air Force Association |date=1993-01-01 |accessdate=2018-06-15 |quote=When James "Sully" Varnell's squadron moved to an area where enemy fighters abounded, he rapidly became one of USAAF's top aces. }}

External links

  • {{findagrave|8949000}}
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/243743 |title=Edit entry James Sullins Varnell Jr. |work=American Air Museum in Britain |publisher=Imperial War Museums|accessdate=2018-06-14 }}
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