Retired general becomes Air Force's newest fighter ace
Retired Lt. Gen. Charles G. Cleveland stands in his backyard behind a director's chair presented to him as a gift for his time as the commander of the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. General Cleveland has been recognized by the Air Force as a jet fighter ace 55 years after the end of the Korean War. Newly discovered documentation by the Russian air force as well as eyewitness accounts by General Cleveland's wingmen proved evidence to support converting two probable kills into confirmed kills from dog fights over "Mig Alley" during the Korean War. General Cleveland was deployed to South Korea in March 1952, where he flew F-86s as a flight commander with the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing at Kimpo Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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