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Colonel James Philo Hagerstrom (January 14, 1921 – June 25, 1994) was a fighter pilot and flying ace of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the United States Air Force in the Korean War. With a career total of 14.5 victories, he is one of seven pilots to achieve ace status in two different wars. Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Hagerstrom gained an interest in flying at a young age. He left college in 1941 and joined the U.S. Army Air Forces, being posted to New Guinea to fight in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II. There, Hagerstrom mainly escorted bombers with his P-40 Warhawk, shooting down six Japanese aircraft over the course of the war, including four in one morning. After the war, he flew with the Texas Air National Guard. By 1950 he was in command of a fighter squadron that was mobilized to Korea following the outbreak of the Korean War. He later transferred to the United States Air Force and flew in MiG Alley in a F-86 Sabre, scoring 8.5 victories over MiG-15s. Returning to the U.S. in 1953, Hagerstrom remained in the Air Force until his retirement in 1968, during which he earned a master's degree in Economics and a law degree. In 1965 he was assigned to Vietnam but did not fly combat missions. After retiring, Hagerstrom traveled the Pacific in a homemade boat with his family, living in various Pacific islands before settling in Mansfield, Louisiana. Hagerstrom died in nearby Shreveport of stomach cancer in 1994. ==Early life and education== Hagerstrom was born on January 14, 1921, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was the third son of Edward, an electrician, and Hazel Hagerstrom. He grew up in a small house in Waterloo, Iowa. His interest in aviation began when he sat in the cockpit of a Curtiss JN-4 biplane at the age of 5. He "had the thrill of his life" when at thirteen he had a short flight in a Ford Trimotor aircraft. Hagerstrom built model airplanes as a hobby. For "adrenaline release", he joined the swimming and wrestling teams at Waterloo West High School. After graduating in January 1939, he began studying at the University of Iowa in 1941, where he participated in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps. After a year there, he transferred to the University of Northern Iowa (then known as Iowa State Teachers College), where he helped start an aero club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James P. Hagerstrom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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