Carried the Olympic torch during the Atlanta Games in 1996.
Entered WWII at age 33. Though he was considered too old for combat, he
was recruited because of his experience flying fighter planes.
Was an active staffer at the Warner Robins air base's aviation museum
from the mid-1980s until his death at age 97.
World War II flying ace who won three Distinguished Flying Crosses, two
Silver Stars and five Air Medals, and authored three books about combat
in China, Japan, and India.
He was one of America's most celebrated World War II fighter pilots and
author of the best selling war time memoirs "God Is My
Co-Pilot".