Vraciu, Alexander
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1918-2015
American Fighter Ace
New York times (online), viewed Feb. 9, 2015 (in obituary published Feb. 7: Alex Vraciu; b. Nov. 2, 1918, East Chicago, Ind.; d. Jan. 29, West Sacramento, Calif., aged 96; was just 25 when he reigned as the Navy's top World War II fighter ace after downing 19 Japanese aircraft and destroying 21 more on the ground in only eight months in 1944)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews
Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-OralHist
Abstract
Collection of approximately one hundred twenty (120) oral histories of Fighter Aces and several non-aces, including relatives of aces, other military pilots, and military historians.