List of World War II aces from the United States

This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from United States. For other countries see List of World War II flying aces by country

Aces NameBranchVictoriesAwardsNotesRobert W. AbernathyUSAAF5DFCFred T. AckermanUSN5SSBurnell W. AdamsUSAAF7SSCharles E. Adams Jr.6DFCFletcher E. Adams9DFCKIARobert H. Adams5DFCMIAJohn M. Ainlay8SSDonald N. AldrichUSMC20NC, DFCKIA 3 May 1947Richard L. AlexanderRoyal Canadian Air Force, USAAF5SS, DFCPOW 30 May 1944John R. AlisonUSAAF6DSC, SSAlison's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the first chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.Calvin D. Allen Jr.7SSDavid W. Allen8SSWilliam H. Allen5DFC"Ace in a day"Stuart C. Alley Jr.USMC5DFCErnest J. AmbortUSAAF5DFCRobert H. Ammon5DFCDudley Moore Amoss5.5SSPOW March 1945Benjamin C. AmsdenUSN5DFCLeslie E. AndersenUSAAF5Alexander L. AndersonUSN5.5NC"Ace in a day" 16 February 1945Charles F. Anderson Jr.USAAF10LOMKIA 19 April 1944Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson16.25DFC (5)Richard H. Anderson5DSC"Ace in a day" 25 May 1945Robert H. AndersonUSN8.5NC, DFC"Ace in a day" 14 December 1944. KIFA 5 June 1945William Y. AndersonUSAAF7SS Born in Sweden, he is Sweden's only flying aceWyman D. Anderson6SSStephen W. Andrew9SSPOW 2 July 1944Stanley O. Andrews6SS, DFC (2)Lester L. Arasmith6Lee A. Archer5DFCDavid B. Archibald5"Ace in a day" and POW 18 December 1944William E. Aron5DFCMIA 22 April 1945Robert W. Aschenbrener10DSCShot down on 25 December 1944 and evaded capture for 27 days before rescueAbner M. Aust5Eugene D. Axtel5DFCP-61 night fighter aceGeorge C. AxtellUSMC6NC, DFC"Ace in a day" 22 April 1945Donald A. BaccusUSAAF5SSJack A. Bade5DSCKIFA 2 May 1963Oscar C. BaileyUSN5SS, DFCRobert BairdUSMC6NC, SS, DFCOnly Marine night fighter aceDouglas BakerUSN16.33SS (2), DFC (4)MIA 14 December 1944Ellis C. Baker Jr.USAAF6DFCRobert M. BakerUSMC7DFCFred E. BakutisUSN7.5NC, LOM, DFC (2)Shot down October 1944 and spent one week adrift before rescueDonald L. BalchUSMC5DFC (2)Frank B. Baldwin5DFC (2)Henry W. BalsigerUSN5.33DFCRaymond M. BankUSAAF5DFCPOW 2 March 1945Ernest E. Bankey Jr.9.5DSC, SS"Ace in a day" 27 December 1944John Lawrence BanksUSN8.5DFC (2)William M. BanksUSAAF9SSBruce M. BarackmanUSN5DFC (3)Rex T. BarberUSAAF5NCFrederic A. BardsharUSN7.5SS, LOM, DFC (3)James D. Bare~5Robert M. BarkeyUSAAF5DFCLloyd G. BarnardUSN8NC, DFC"Ace in a day" 15 June 1944James M. Barnes6NCKIFA 2 July 1945Truman S. BarnesUSAAF5Percy R. BarteltAmerican Volunteer Group5William E. Bartling5John W. BartolUSN5DFC (2)Robert L. BaselerUSAAF6SSHugh N. BattenUSN7NC, DFC (2)Harold W. BauerUSMC11MOHMIA 14 November 1942Aaron L. BeardenUSAAF5DFCPOW 3 September 1944Paul H. N. BeaudryUSN5DFCEdward H. Beavers Jr.USAAF5KIA 27 November 1944Paul S. Bechtel5DFC5th kill claimed while temporarily assigned to USMC unitRobert H. Becker7DFCWalter C. Beckham18DSC, SS (4)POW 22 February 1944Marshall U. BeebeUSN10.5NC, DFC (3)"Ace in a day" 18 March 1945Don M. BeerbowerUSAAF15.5DSC, SS (2), DFC (3)KIA 9 August 1944Duane W. Beeson17.33DSC, SSPOW 5 April 1944Louis Benne5SSPOW 14 June 1944Joseph H. Bennett8.5DFCWalter G. Benz Jr.8SSJack S. BerkheimerUSN7.5NCMIA 16 December 1944Norman R. Berree9DFC (4)Richard L. Bertelson5DFC (2)William R. BeyerUSAAF9SS"Ace in a day" 27 September 1944 US 8th Army Air Force Fighter Command USAAF, 1943-45, pp. 32, 34, 118Carl G. Bickel5.5SSEdward F. Bickford5.5DFCHipolitus T. Biel5.33DFCKIA 24 April 1944Henry S. Bille6DFCWalter D. BishopUSN5DFCKIFA 14 December 1944John T. Blackburn11NC, DFCSamuel V. BlairUSAAF11SSWilliam K. BlairUSN5DFCDonald J. M. BlakesleeRoyal Canadian Air Force, USAAF14.5DSC (2), SS (2), DFC (8), UK DFCRichard Buckner BlaydesUSN5DFC (2)Wayne K. BlickenstaffUSAAF10DSC, SS"Ace in a day" 24 March 1945Laurence E. Blumer6DSC, SS"Ace in a day" 25 August 1944Robert L. BlythUSN6.5DFC (2)Donald H. BochkayUSAAF13.83DFCHampton E. Boggs9DSC, SSKIFA 1953Alfred G. BolducUSN5SS, DFC (2)John F. BoltUSMC6DFC (2)Claimed 6 additional victories and was awarded NC during Korean War. Only Marine to become an ace in two different wars and only Marine ace of Korean WarJohn W. BolyardUSAAF5DFCCharlie R. Bond Jr.American Volunteer Group7Richard I. BongUSAAF40MOH, DSC, SS (2), DFC (7)Top American ace in history. KIFA 6 August 1945William J. BonneauUSN8SS, DFCKIFA 3 October 1947Stephen J. BonnerUSAAF5DFCRobert John Booth8SSPOW 8 June 1944Clarence A. BorleyUSN5NC, DFC (2)Shot down in October 1944, spending 5 days adrift before rescueErnest O. BostromUSAAF5DFCGeorge E. Bostwick8SSGregory "Pappy" BoyingtonAmerican Volunteer Group, USMC28MOH, NCTop Marine ace in history. "Ace in a day" 16 September 1943. POW 3 January 1944Gerald F. BoyleUSN5.5DFC (2)KIFA October 1944Jack T. BradleyUSAAF15DSCJohn L. Bradley5SSArthur J. BrassfieldUSN6.33NC (2)Richard L. BraunUSMC5DFC (4)Charles W. BrewerUSN6.5NC, LOM, DFC (3)"Ace in a day" and MIA 19 June 1944Michael BrezasUSAAF12SSKIFA 5 February 1954Johnie J. BridgesUSN6.25DFC (3)John G. BrightAmerican Volunteer Group, USAAF6SSFirst American ace to shoot down Japanese, German, and Italian aircraft. POW August 1943Mark K. BrightUSN9NCKIAJoseph E. BroadheadUSAAF8DFCSamuel J. Brocato Jr.USN7NC, DFC (2)KIFA 9 June 1960James L. BrooksUSAAF13SSCarl A. Brown Jr.USN10.5NC, DFC (2)"Ace in a day" 24 October 1944Gerald A. BrownUSAAF5DFC (3)Shot down over France in September 1944, but evaded captivity. Shot down again over Korea and captured as POW 30 November 1950Harley L. Brown6DFCHarry W. Brown6SSClaimed first victory on December 7, 1941, at Pearl HarborHenry W. Brown14.2DSCPOW 3 October 1944Brown's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the ninth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.Meade M. Brown6SSKIA 24 August 1950Quince L. Brown12.33SSPOW and executed 6 September 1944Robert H. Brown7SSSamuel J. Brown15.5DSCWilliam P. Brown Jr.USMC7NC, DFC (2)Awarded a second NC during the Korean War. KIA 24 February 1952James W. BrowningUSAAF7Lowell K. Brueland12.5DSC, SS, DFCClaimed 2 additional victories during the Korean WarCarland E. BrunmierUSN6NC, DFCDonald S. BryanUSAAF13.33DSC"Ace in a day" 2 November 1944 U.S.A.A.F. Resource CenterWilliam E. Bryan Jr.7.5Awarded DSC during Korean WarJames A. BryceUSN5.25DFC (2)KIFA 10 April 1945Robert L. Buchanan5NC, DFC"Ace in a day" 16 October 1944George T. Buck Jr.USAAF6SSPaul D. BuieUSN9NC, SS, DFC (3)William Eugene Burckhalter6SS (2)KIA 11 June 1944Clinton D. BurdickUSAAF5.5George T. BurgardAmerican Volunteer Group10Franklin N. BurleyUSN7SSRobert L. Burnett IIIUSAAF5DFCRoy O. Burnett Jr.USN7DFCHoward M. Burriss7.5DFCMIA 31 January 1944Francis X. Bushner6DFCRobert L. ButtkeUSAAF5.5DFCRobert J. Byrne6SSMatthew S. Byrnes Jr.USN6DFC (3)Robert C. ByrnesUSAAF5DFCJames B. CainUSN8.5SS, DFC (3)Raymond L. CallawayUSAAF6DFCRichard A. Campbell6DFCRichard G. Candelaria6SSPOW 13 April 1945John B. Carder7DFCPOW 12 May 1944, successfully escaped captivity. KIFA 1 October 1961Raymond C. Care6DFCPOW 15 April 1944Henry A. Carey Jr.USN7DFC (2)Marion E. CarlUSMC18.5NC (2), DFC (3)Carl's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the first chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.Kendall E. CarlsonUSAAF6DFCPOW 25 February 1945William A. CarltonUSMC5DFCDaniel A. CarmichaelUSN13SS (2), DFC (5)George CarpenterUSAAF13.84DFCPOWBruce W. Carr15DSC, SS"Ace in a day" 2 April 1945George R. CarrUSN11.5NC, DFC (4)"Ace in a day" 19 June 1944. KIFA 1967Charles H. Carroll6DFC (3)Walter J. CarrollUSAAF7DFCLeonard K. Carson18.5SS (2)James R. Carter6SSWilliam N. CaseUSMC8DFC (4)Nial K. CastleUSAAF5DFC (3)Dean CaswellUSMC7SS (2)Charles J. CeskyUSAAF8.5DFCGeorge F. Ceuleers10.5DSCHenry K. ChampionUSN5DFC (2)Frederic F. ChamplinUSAAF9DFCCreighton ChandlerUSMC6DFC (2)George T. ChandlerUSAAF5DFCVan E. Chandler5DFCClaimed 3 more victories during the Korean WarPhilip G. Chapman5DFCKIA 28 March 1945Levi R. Chase12DFC (4)Leonard J. CheckUSN12NC, SS, LOM, DFC (2)KIFA January 1945Oscar I. Chenoweth8.5SS, DFCLewis W. Chick Jr.USAAF6Arthur ChinCanton Provincial Air Force8.5DFCBorn in Oregon, first American ace of warFrederick J. ChristensenUSAAF21.5SS"Ace in a day" 7 July 1944James A. Clark10.5SSLawrence A. ClarkUSN7NC, DFC (4)Robert A. Clark6DFC (3)Walter E. Clarke7DFC (5)Arthur B. CleavelandUSAAF5SS"Ace in a day" 18 April 1943 Silver Star recipient, 9th Air Force, ETODonald C. ClementsUSN5DFC (3)Robert E. Clements5DFC (2)Dallas A. Clinger Jr.USAAF5DFCVivian A. Cloud5DFCRobert C. Coats Jr.USN9.33NC, DFC (2)"Ace in a day" 18 March 1945Paul R. CochranUSAAF5DFCOscar H. CoenRoyal Air Force, USAAF5.5DFC(UK), SSShot down over France and smuggled to Spain while with RAFRobert L. CoffeyUSAAF6DFCKIFA 20 April 1949 while serving as a Congressman from PennsylvaniaThaddeus T. ColemanUSN10NC, SS, DFC (3)Wilson M. Coleman6DFC (3)Frank J. CollinsUSAAF9SSPOW 12 July 1945William M. CollinsUSN9NC, DFC (4)J. D. CollinsworthUSAAF6DFCPhilip E. Colman Jr.6DFCClaimed 4 additional victories during the Korean WarGordon B. Compton5.5Harold E. "Bunny" Comstock5DFCArthur R. ConantUSMC6DFC (5)Edwin S. ConantUSN~5Henry L. Condon IIUSAAF5DFCKIA January 1945Jack E. CongerUSMC10NC, DFC (2)Paul A. CongerUSAAF11.5DSCThomas J. ConroyUSN7NC"Ace in a day" 24 October 1944Walter V. CookUSAAF6DFCMerle M. Coons5William E. CopelandUSN6SSPaul Cordray7DFC (2)Richard L. Cormier8SS, DFC (5)Leland B. Cornell~5Richard D. Cowger6DFC (3)Ralph L. CoxUSAAF5SSMelvin CozzensUSN6.5DFCEdward "Porky" CraggUSAAF15DSCMIA 26 December 1943Clement M. CraigUSN11.75NC (2), DFC"Ace in a day" 21 January 1945Darrell S. CramerUSAAF7Niven K. Cranfill5SS (2)Ray Crawford6DFCClaude J. Crenshaw7DSCHarry C. Crim6SSWilliam F. Crombie5Donald F. CroninUSN6DFCJohn T. Crosby5.25NC, DFC (2)"Ace in a day" 16 April 1945William E. CroweUSMC7NC, DFC (5)KIFA 1 April 1960Arthur W. CruikshankUSAAF8William J. Cullerton5DSC, SSPOW 5 April 1945Donald M. Cummings6.5DFCArthur C. Cundy6DFCMIA 11 March 1945Daniel G. CunninghamUSN7NC, DFCJames N. CuppUSMC13NC, DFC (3)Louis E. CurdesUSAAF9DFC (2)POW 27 August 1943, escaped captivity April 1944John H. CurryRoyal Canadian Air Force7.33DFC(UK)Born in TexasRobert C. CurtisUSAAF14DSC, SS, DFC (2)Warren D. Curton5DFCFrank A. Cutler7.5SS (2)KIA 13 May 1944Edward J. Czarnecki6SSShot down 23 October 1943, evaded capture and was rescued in February 1944Perry J. DahlUSAAF9SSKenneth H. Dahlberg14DSC, SS, DFC (2)POW 14 February 1945Kenneth J. DahmsUSN7NC, DFC"Ace in a day" 6 April 1945James B. DalglishUSAAF9SSFernley H. Damstrom8SSKIFA 11 April 1945William A. Daniel5SSJack S. Daniell5DSC"Ace in a day" 26 November 1944Merl W. DavenportUSN6.25DFC (2)George H. Davidson5.5DFCClarence E. Davies5SS, DFC (3)Barrie S. DavisUSAAF6SSClayton E. Davis5DSCGeorge A. Davis Jr.7SS, DFC (2)Claimed 14 additional victories and was awarded the MOH and DSC during the Korean War. KIA 10 February 1952Glendon V. Davis7.5Evaded capture in France for 4 months before he was smuggled back to EnglandLeonard K. DavisUSMC5NC, DFCRalph H. DavisUSN7.5Robert H. Davis5.5DFC (2)George E. Dawkins Jr.USMC5William C. Day Jr.USAAF5DFCGregory A. DaymondRoyal Air Force5+DFC(UK)Richard S. DeakinsUSAAF6DFCKIFA November 1944Cecil O. Dean6DFCPOW 2 July 1944William A. Dean Jr.USN11NC, DFC (5)Zach W. DeanUSAAF7SSPOW 21 April 1951John W. Dear Jr.USN7SS, DFC (2)Jefferson J. DeBlancUSMC9MOH, DFC"Ace in a day" 31 January 1943Leslie DecewUSN6DFC (2)Edwin L. DegraffenreidUSAAF6SSRobert M. DeHaven14SSGeorge Della5DFCPhillip C. DeLongUSMC11.66DFC (4)Claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean WarAnthony J. DenmanUSN6DFC (2)Reuben H. Denoff5SS, DFCElliott E. Dent Jr.USAAF6DSCRichard O. DevineUSN8SS, DFC (4)Lawrence A. Dewing5.5DFC (2)Robert A. M. Dibb7NC, DFC (2)KIFA 29 August 1944Frederick E. DickUSAAF5DFCMichael Dikovitsky5DFCJoseph V. DillardUSMC6.3DFCWilliam J. DillardUSAAF6SSEugene DillowUSMC6DFCJohn F. Dobbin8NC, DFCGeorge A. DoerschUSAAF10.5SS, DFC (3)Archie G