James Alexander Goodson (March 21, 1921 - May 1, 2014) was a United States Army Air Force fighter ace who was credited with shooting down fifteen aircraft and destroying another fifteen on the ground during World War II .[1] [2] [3]
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United States World War II
flying aces with 10+ aerial victories
30+ 25–29 20–24 15–19 10–14
Donald H. Bochkay (14.84) Donald J. Blakeslee (14.5) John D. Landers (14.5) Joseph H. Powers, Jr. (14.5) Henry Brown (14.5) Bruce W. Carr (14) Robert C. Curtis (14) Robert M. DeHaven (14) Archie G. Donahue (14) Wallace N. Emmer (14) James A. Goodson (14) Arthur Ray Hawkins (14) Arthur F. Jeffrey (14) Edward O. McComas (14) Elbert S. McCuskey (14) Daniel T. Roberts, Jr. (14) John L. Wirth (14) George C. Duncan (13.5) Roger W. Mehle (13.5) Donald J. Strait (13.5) George Carpenter (13.4) Donald S. Bryan (13.3) Darrell S. Cramer (13) John Wong Pan-Yang (13) James L. Brooks (13) Daniel A. Carmichael, Jr. (13) James N. Cupp (13) Clyde B. East (13) Robert E. Galer (13) John F. Hampshire (13) Bruce K. Holloway (13) William P. Marontate (13) Willard. W. Millikan (13) Glennon T. Moran (13) Robert Neale (13) Harry A. Parker (13) Roy W. Rushing (13) Edward O. Shaw (13) Robert W. Stephens (13) John R. Strane (13) Robert Lee Scott, Jr. (13) Wendell V. Twelves (13) Felix D. Williamson (13) Lowell K. Brueland (12.5) Kenneth D. Frazier (12.5) David Charles "Foob" Fairbanks (12.5) James C. Stewart (12.5) Quince L. Brown (12.33) Michael Brezas (12) Levi R. Chase (12) Clement M. Craig (12) David B. Eastham (12) Loren D. Everton (12) George W. Gleason (12) Leroy E. Harris (12) Coatsworth B. Head, Jr. (12) Roger R. Hedrick (12) William E. Henry (12) Howard D. Hively (12) Kenneth G. Ladd (12) William J. Masoner, Jr. (12) Pierce W. McKennon (12) kills)Robert W. Moore (12) Robin Olds (12) Michael J. Quirk (12) LeRoy A. Schreiber (12) Harold E. Segal (12) James A. Shirley (12) Norman C. Skogstad (12) William J. Sloan (12) Eugene A. Trowbridge (12) Richard E. Turner (12) James A. Watkins (12) Richard L. West (12) Nicholas Megura (11.84) George R. Carr (11.5) James A. Clark (11.5) Paul A. Conger (11.5) Olin E. Gilbert (11.5) William T. Halton (11.5) William J. Hovde (11.5) John A. Kirla, Jr. (11.5) William N. Snider (11.5) Charles E. Yeager (11.5) Louis H. Norley (11.3) Philip C. DeLong (11.2) Harold W. Bauer (11) John Thomas Blackburn (11) William A. Dean, Jr. (11) Carl M. Frantz (11) James B. French (11) Robert J. Goebel (11) Phillip L. Kirkwood (11) John B. Lawler (11) Francis J. Lent (11) Leland P. Molland (11) William L. Leverette (11) John S. Loisel (11) Wayne L. Lowry (11) Charles M. Mallory (11) Charles M. McCorkle (11) Norman L. McDonald (11) Hamilton McWhorter III (11) John W. Mitchell (11) James V. Reber, Jr. (11) Elmer W. Richardson (11) Robert H. Riddle (11) James F. Rigg (11) Donald E. Runyon (11) Donald H. Sapp (11) Murray Shubin (11) Cornelius Smith, Jr. (11) Kenneth C. Sparks (11) Richard E. Stanbrook (11) Stanley W. Vejtasa (11) George T. Burgard (10.75) Frank Q. O'Conner (10.75) Charles F. Anderson, Jr. (10.5) Marshall U. Beebe (10.5) George F. Ceulleers (10.5) Jack E. Conger (10.5) George A. Doersch (10.5) William J. Hovde (10.5) Raymond H. Littge (10.5) Edward Rector (10.5) Russell E. Reiserer (10.5) John A. Storch (10.5) John C. Symmes (10.5) John V. Newkirk (10.5) Robert E. Murray (10.4) Ralph E. Elliot (10.3) Fred W. Glover (10.3) William D. McGarry (10.25) Robert W. Aschenbrener (10) Frank B. Baldwin (10) Wayne K. Blickenstaff (10) Joseph E. Broadhead (10) Carl A. Brown, Jr. (10) Thaddeus T. Coleman (10) William K. Giroux (10) Walter J. Goehausen, Jr. (10) Ernest A. Harris (10) Alwin M. Juchheim, Jr. (10) Herbert H. Long (10) Edward E. Lines (10) Thomas H. Mann, Jr. (10) Joseph L. Mansker (10) Harris E. Mitchell (10) Robert J. Rankin (10) Thomas H. Reidy (10) Andrew J. Reynolds (10) Robert L. Scott, Jr. (10) Arthur Singer, Jr. (10) John M. Smith (10) Paul M. Stanch (10) Elliot Summer (10) James S. Swope (10) Robert V. Westermark (10)
