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Submitted: 3/13/11 • Approved: 9/24/13 • Last Updated: 9/27/13 • R486021-G0-S3
COLONEL US Air Force
World War II
May 8, 1918 - April 1, 1991
Distinguished Service Cross
17th Pursuit Squadron, 8th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group
George Edward Kiser
American Air Force Fighter Ace World War II
May 8 1918 - April 1 1991
The Russell County [KY] News
30 April 1942
"Somerset Aviator Bags Two Jap Planes"
According to a press report from General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia, Lieut. G.E. Kiser, of Somerset, Ky., brought down two Jap planes over Darwin, Australia, on April 27. The report says he blew the engine out of one Jap plane and sent another spining down in flames and then narrowly escaped death himself.
In the same engagement the report says seven Jap planes were brought down in one of the hottest air battles of the war. Kiser had already downed two enemy planes in former engagements.
The Russell Count News
Thursday, September 24, 1942
"Somerset to Honor Native War Hero"
Capt. George Kiser, Somerset's war hero, who is credited with downing eleven Jap planes in the Southwest Pacific in the past few weeks, is to be honored at a homecoming celebration to be held in the public square in Somerset on Friday of this week. Kiser, who is out on furlough for a few days, was married in San Antonio, Texas, to Olive "Lynn" Lynn Evans Kiser, last week and he and his bride will arrive in Somerset Thursday night, Sept. 24. Gov. Keen Johnson and high army officials from Fort Knox will be speakers on the program...
Sources:
www.americanfighteraces.org/wwllusaf_k-m.html
www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/2010/May%202010/0510heroes.pdf
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_aces_from_the_United_States#K
www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/aircraft/aces.asp
Contributed on 3/13/11 by tslundberg
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