Captain Joseph C. McConnell Jr., from Dover, New Hampshire, became America’s top jet ace during the Korean War with 16 confirmed MiG-15 kills. Flying his F-86 Sabre, which he lovingly named "Beauteous Butch" after his wife, he displayed incredible skill and courage, even surviving being shot down over the Yellow Sea. His victories made him the first American triple jet ace and earned him high honors, including the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star. After the war, McConnell served as a