Oak Leaf Cluster. The United Kingdom awarded him the British Distinguished Flying Cross for his accomplishments in combat on 1 December 1955. See also List of Korean War air aces References Notes Bibliography Boyne, Walter J. ed. Air Warfare: An International Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2002. . Davis, Larry. MiG Alley: Air to Air Combat over Korea (Aircraft Specials series 6020). Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1978. . Dorr, Robert F., Jon Lake and Warren Thompson. Korean War Aces. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1995. . Gurney, Gene. Five Down and Glory. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1958. . Fredriksen, John C. American Military Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present (Volume II). Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 1999. . Price, Jay M. Victoria Foth Sherry and Matthew Namee. Wichita's Lebanese Heritage. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010. . Shores, Christopher. Fighter Aces. London: Hamlyn Publishing, 1975. . Thompson, Warren. F-86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing. Oxford, UK: Osprey, 2006. . Wyllie, Arthur. Aerial Victories of the Jet Era. Raleigh, North Carolina: Lulu.com, 2005. . Wyllie, Arthur. WWII Victories of the Army Air Force. Raleigh, North Carolina: Lulu.com, 2005. . External links AcePilots Bio National Museum of the Air Force Fact Sheet Arlington National Cemetery 1923 births 1966 deaths American Korean War flying aces American people of Lebanese descent Aviators from Oklahoma Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Jabara Award People from Wichita, Kansas Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Recipients of the Silver Star Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Recipients of the Air Medal Road incident deaths in Florida United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II United States Army Air Forces officers United States Air Force colonels