Unforgotten Hero: Remembering a Fighter Pilot's Life, War and the Ultimate Sacrifice

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Unforgotten Hero tells the captivating life story
of Second Lieutenant Jimmy L. Escalle, a U.S. Air
Force fighter pilot who became missing in action
during the Korean War.

Growing up in a small farming town in California's
San Joaquin Valley during the 1930s and 1940s, Jim
was a devoted son, a caring older brother, a
talented athlete, and a young man of moral
character who always put others first.

He started high school as the Second World War was
at its peak, and graduated during a time of
transition within America and around the world. He
had always wanted to fly airplanes someday, and
with the introduction of jet propulsion during his
high school years, he dreamed of becoming a jet
pilot.

Called to serve his country after the Korean War
began, his dream became a reality when he joined
the Air Force and eventually got the opportunity
to fly the F-86 Sabre, regarded as the most
advanced jet fighter of its time. Soon after
arriving in Korea he went on his first missions,
which were Mig Alley sweeps. However, since Jim
was assigned to a fighter-bomber squadron, the
majority of his combat missions were air-to-
ground. These were the most dangerous missions.

In Korea, more pilots had been killed or listed as
MIA due to being shot down by ground fire rather
than enemy aircraft. For Jim, this fact was
realized only five weeks before the armistice was
signed. He paid the ultimate price for freedom
when he disappeared while on a combat mission over
North Korea and was never seen or heard from
again.

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Available on Amazon  Hardback, Kindle,
paperback

Paperback: 272 pages

Publisher: Traylor House Publishers (July 27,
2013)

ISBN-10: 0988785110

ISBN-13: 978-0988785113



ISBN-10: 0988785110

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