词条 | James S. Varnell Jr. |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = James Sullins Varnell, Jr. | honorific_suffix = | image = File:James S. Varnell 52939AC.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Lt. James S. Varnell in his P-51 Mustang "Little Eva" | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | other_name = | 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 | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = Calhoun, Tennessee | placeofburial_coordinates = | allegiance = | branch = | serviceyears = | serviceyears_label = | rank = Major | rank_label = | servicenumber = O-798378 | unit = 52nd Fighter Group | commands = | battles_label = | battles = | awards =Air Medal American Campaign Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star World War II Victory Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal | memorials = }}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
References1. ^{{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
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