John R. Alison Military person

John Richardson "Johnny" Alison (November 21, 1912 – June 6, 2011) was a highly decorated American combat ace of World War II and veteran of the Korean War, and is often cited as the father of Air Force Special Operations.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Johnny Alison
Birth dateNovember 21, 1912
Birth place
Gainesville Florida
Date of deathJune 06, 2011

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Military person

award
Silver Star
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
military operations
Korean War
World War II
military command
1st Air Commando Group
75th Fighter Squadron
service start1936
service end1955

John R. Alison on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/7422
  2. http://web.archive.org/web/20121130191738/http:/www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Documents/2000/March%202000/0300alison.pdf
  3. http://www.nationalaviation.org/alison-john
  4. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/alison.htm