"National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "World War II"@en . . . . . . "New York City, U.S."@en . . . . . . . . "Air Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Patrick Dawson Fleming (January 17, 1918 \u2013 February 16, 1956) was a high-scoring World War II US Navy fighter ace, and later an accomplished US Air Force test pilot. Fleming racked up 19 aerial victories in the Pacific Theatre, putting him in a three-way tie with Cornelius Nooy and Alexander Vraciu for fourth-highest-scoring Navy ace. At war's end he resigned his Navy commission and transferred to the Air Force, where he participated in early jet testing\u2014including a flight in the Bell X-1 Chuck Yeager used to break the sound barrier. Fleming was later personally recruited by General Curtis LeMay to take part in Strategic Air Command (SAC) missions. With SAC Fleming participated in a classified \"overflight\" mission penetrating Soviet territory. Later he was promoted to deputy wing commander, 93rd Bomb Wing, the first operational group to receive the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber. Fleming was among those killed in the first B-52 crash on February 16, 1956."@en . . . . . "Republic of Korea War Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "service-star"@en . . . . . . . . . "110"^^ . . "Pat"@en . . "50539151"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . "Biography"@en . "0"^^ . . "1"^^ . . "4"^^ . . . "1918-01-17"^^ . . "Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Korean_Service_Medal_-_Ribbon.svg"@en . "Phliber rib.svg"@en . . . . . . "Navy_Cross_ribbon.svg"@en . "1941"^^ . . . "Patrick D. Fleming"@en . . . . . . . . . "Aviation"@en . "American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "Silver_Star_ribbon.svg"@en . "Fleming as Deputy Commander of the 93rd Bomb Wing"@en . . . . . . "European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "Army_of_Occupation_ribbon.svg"@en . "China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg"@en . "Senior Pilot USAF Wings.svg"@en . . . . "Pat"@en . . "Cedar Cemetery, Jamestown, Rhode Island, U.S."@en . . . . . "1956-02-16"^^ . . . . . "U.S. Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . "98"^^ . . . . "Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "1947"^^ . . . "Patrick Dawson Fleming"@en . "Naval Aviator Badge.png"@en . . . . . . . . . "Air Force Longevity Service ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "1120764137"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "San Joaquin County, California, U.S."@en . "award-star"@en . . . "Bombing Fighter Squadron 80"@en . . . . "306"^^ . . . . "25"^^ . . . "1947"^^ . . "30234"^^ . "1941"^^ . . . . . . . . . "205"^^ . . "Fighting Squadron 80" . . . . "Patrick Dawson Fleming (January 17, 1918 \u2013 February 16, 1956) was a high-scoring World War II US Navy fighter ace, and later an accomplished US Air Force test pilot. Fleming racked up 19 aerial victories in the Pacific Theatre, putting him in a three-way tie with Cornelius Nooy and Alexander Vraciu for fourth-highest-scoring Navy ace. At war's end he resigned his Navy commission and transferred to the Air Force, where he participated in early jet testing\u2014including a flight in the Bell X-1 Chuck Yeager used to break the sound barrier. Fleming was later personally recruited by General Curtis LeMay to take part in Strategic Air Command (SAC) missions. With SAC Fleming participated in a classified \"overflight\" mission penetrating Soviet territory. Later he was promoted to deputy wing commander"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "25"^^ . . "PHL Independence Medal ribbon.png"@en . . . "oak"@en . "Combat_Readiness_Medal_ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "Patrick Dawson Fleming"@en . . . . . . . "United Nations Service Medal Korea ribbon.svg"@en . . "Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg"@en . . .