Steve Pisanos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Steve Pisanos

American flying ace

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1919

Place of Birth: Metaxourgeio, Attica Region, Greece

Date of Death: 06-Jun-2016

Profession: military personnel, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Steven Nicholas Pisanos (born Spiros Pisanos (Greek: Sp???? ??sa???); November 10, 1919 – June 6, 2016) was a Greek-American aviator and flying ace who served as a fighter pilot with the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and later the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.
He was credited with shooting down 10 enemy aircraft while flying with the American 4th Fighter Group.
Post-war, he achieved the rank of colonel in the United States Air Force, flew in the Vietnam War and, by the end of his career in 1974, had received 33 decorations and distinctions.
His autobiography, The Flying Greek, was published in April 2008.