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LAST MARINE FLYING ACE HAS DIED AT 100

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Colonel Dean Caswell, USMC (Ret)
(July 24, 1922 – Sept 21st, 2022)

AUSTIN, Texas (TND) — The last living U’S. Marine Corps fighter
ace of World War II passed on at the age of 100. Colonel Dean
Caswell died at his home in Austin, Texas on Sept. 21.

Col. Caswell joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and fought in WWII,
the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, according to
his obituary.

The ace fighter pilot reportedly flew over 10,000 hours and served
in 110 combat missions piloting 56 different aircraft. He has been credited for s
hooting down seven enemy aircraft during aerial
combat during his service. He also apparently flew with the
legendary
Blue Angels.

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