. . . . . . "16033931"^^ . . . . . . . . "Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon"@en . . . . . . "Outstanding Unit ribbon"@en . . . . . . . "32"^^ . "Distinguished Service Cross ribbon.svg"@en . . . "World War II Victory Medal ribbon"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Frederick Corbin \"Boots\" Blesse (August 22, 1921 \u2013 October 31, 2012) was a United States Air Force major general and flying ace. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1945. He flew two combat tours during the Korean War, completing 67 missions in P-51s, 35 missions in F-80s and 121 missions in F-86s. During the second tour in F-86s, he was officially credited with shooting down nine MiG-15s and one La-9. At the time of his return to the United States in October 1952, he was America's leading jet ace."@en . . . . . . . "KSMRib"@en . "Boots"@en . . . "v"@en . . . "Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . "Frederick Corbin \"Boots\" Blesse (August 22, 1921 \u2013 October 31, 2012) was a United States Air Force major general and flying ace. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1945. He flew two combat tours during the Korean War, completing 67 missions in P-51s, 35 missions in F-80s and 121 missions in F-86s. During the second tour in F-86s, he was officially credited with shooting down nine MiG-15s and one La-9. At the time of his return to the United States in October 1952, he was America's leading jet ace."@en . . . . . . "award-star"@en . . . "Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "Republic of Korea War Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "VPD National Order of Vietnam - Knight BAR.svg"@en . . . "Vietnamese Gallantry Cross, with palm.svg"@en . "AFEMRib"@en . . . . . . . . . . "474"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "474th Tactical Fighter Wing" . "831"^^ . . . . "831st Air Division" . . . "Boots"@en . . "32nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron" . . . . . . "oak"@en . . "Vietnam Service Ribbon"@en . . . . "413"^^ . "Legion of Merit ribbon"@en . . . . "AF Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png"@en . . "1114794666"^^ . "6"^^ . . . . . . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . "2"^^ . . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . . "service-star"@en . . . . . . "Silver Star ribbon"@en . . . "106"^^ . . "Frederick C. Blesse"@en . "20"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Air Medal ribbon"@en . . . . "Air Force Longevity Service ribbon"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "American Campaign Medal ribbon"@en . . . . . . . . . "Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal Ribbon.png"@en . . . . "United Nations Service Medal for Korea Ribbon"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2012-10-31"^^ . . . . . . "Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_ribbon.svg"@en . . "1945"^^ . . . . "Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg"@en . . . . . . "United States" . "Presidential Unit Citation"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Betty Blesse"@en . . "1945"^^ . "Frederick Corbin Blesse"@en . . "Bronze Star ribbon"@en . . . . . . . "18"^^ . . . . . "1975"^^ . . "PHL_Independence_Medal_ribbon.png"@en . . . "Frederick Corbin Blesse"@en . "366"^^ . . "Army_of_Occupation_ribbon"@en . . "United States"@en . . "Combat Readiness Medal ribbon"@en . . "1921-08-22"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "4"^^ . . "Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon"@en . . "Air Force Commendation ribbon"@en . . . . . . "USAF Marksmanship ribbon"@en . "18772"^^ . . "Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg"@en . . "National Defense Service Medal ribbon"@en . .