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| Keywords: Captain Fred Ohr.jpg en 1941 First and only American fighter ace of Korean descent Ohr was born in Portland Ore in 1919 and became an aviation cadet in 1941 He was later assigned to the 2nd Fighter Squadron 52nd Fighter Group in North Africa and Sicily as a fighter pilot flying Spitfires He scored his first aerial combat victory flying a Spitfire in 1943 The rest of his victories came after the group transitioned to P-51s in 1944 Ohr ended his tour of duty as the squadron's commanding officer After the war he returned to college in California He studied at the University of California Berkley and Northwestern Dental School in Chicago He established a career as a dental surgeon in Chicago 1943-01-01 https //www army mil/asianpacificamericans/profiles/ United States Army other versions PD-USGov Korean Americans World War II people of the United States Army Air Forces Flying aces of World War II | ||||
