Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/James P. Hagerstrom

James P. Hagerstrom

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/January 14, 2021 by Jimfbleak - talk to me?  11:25, 10 December 2020 (UTC)



Colonel James Hagerstrom (January 14, 1921 – June 25, 1994) was a fighter ace of both the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) in World War II and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in the Korean War. He is one of seven American pilots to have achieved ace status in two different wars. Hagerstrom joined the USAAF in 1941, and fought in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. There he shot down six Japanese aircraft, including four in one morning. After the war, he joined the Texas Air National Guard and participated in several air races. By 1950 he was in command of the 111th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, which was deployed to Korea during the Korean War. He transferred to the USAF and flew an F-86 Sabre jet in "MiG Alley", the area around the northern border of North Korea with China, destroying 8.5 Chinese, Soviet, and North Korean MiG-15s. In 1965, he served in several command roles during the Vietnam War while flying 30 combat missions. Hagerstrom died in Shreveport of stomach cancer in 1994.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Last article related to aerial warfare that I can find is No. 37 Squadron RAAF back in July
 * Main editors: User:HueSatLum
 * Promoted: 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: 100th anniversary of his birth. Blurb is 1,008 characters, a creation by Gog the Mild. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  02:44, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  02:44, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Support as primary editor. ~huesatlum 01:09, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Gog the Mild (talk) 22:32, 4 December 2020 (UTC)