Jacksel M. Broughton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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US Air Force officer
Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1925
Place of Birth: Utica, New York, United States
Date of Death: 24-Oct-2014
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Jacksel M. Broughton
- Jacksel Markham "Jack" Broughton (January 4, 1925 – October 24, 2014) was a career officer and fighter pilot in the United States Air Force.
- He retired in the rank of colonel on August 31, 1968, with 43 separate awards and decorations, including four Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Silver Stars and the highest Air Force service decoration for heroism, the presidentially-awarded Air Force Cross.
- Broughton avowed that his proudest accomplishment was being combat-qualified in every air force fighter from the P-47 to the F-106.
- He authored two personal memoirs of the Vietnam War that were highly critical of the direction of the air war there and the rules of engagement.
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