We Lost Another Great Hero
I hope Colonel Reusser forgives me for using a picture of a Navy Corsair since I couldn’t find a Marine bird.
This is impossible to imagine.
During one mission, Reusser was assigned to attack a Japanese reconnaissance plane that was gathering intelligence on the location of U.S. forces. He followed the Japanese plane at altitudes that the U.S. plane was not made to withstand.
When his guns froze, Reusser used the propellers of his F4U-4Corsair to rip through the Japanese plane’s tail section, sending it crashing to the sea.
A hero in three wars. Flew with Pappy Boyington and the Black Sheep in the Pacific. Awarded his second Navy Cross in Korea for flying low so he could see what was going on INSIDE SOME ENEMY BUILDINGS. Shot down flying a helicopter on a rescue mission in Vietnam. His injuries were so severe he had to retire.
God Bless Colonel Kenneth Reusser. He passed away June 20th at the age of 89.
Where do we get such men?
