John R. Kane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1907
Place of Birth: McGregor, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 29-May-1996
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John R. Kane
- John Riley Kane (January 5, 1907 – May 29, 1996) was a colonel in the United States Army Air Forces and later the United States Air Force who received the U.S.
- military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, in World War II.
- A native of Texas, Kane joined the Army Air Forces after graduating from Baylor University.
- During World War II, he commanded the 98th Bombardment Group, a B-24 Liberator unit, and conducted bombing missions in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
- He was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the 98th in Operation Tidal Wave, a low-altitude attack on oil refineries in Ploiesti, Romania.
- After the war, he commanded a series of airfields in the U.S.
- and served a year and a half in North Africa before his retirement.
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