William T. Whisner Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam T. Whisner Jr.
United States Air Force flying ace
Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1923
Place of Birth: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 21-Jul-1989
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About William T. Whisner Jr.
- William Thomas Whisner Jr.
- (October 17, 1923 – July 21, 1989) was a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, retiring as a colonel with 30 years of military service.
- He was a fighter ace with Army Air Forces over Europe in World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War.
- He is one of the two airmen to ever receive three Distinguished Service Crosses. Although best known for his credited destruction of 22½ aircraft in aerial combat and being one of only seven U.S.
- combat pilots to become an ace in two wars, Whisner commanded the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, before retiring in 1972.
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