serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1938 & ndash ; 1958 25px forces united states air force united states army air 347th rescue group 51st fighter wing enid , mississippi 15 november 1995 enid , mississippi united states of america place of burial world war ii korean war 14 july 1915 golden gate national cemetery 25px colonel john mitchell -lrb- united states air force -rrb-
 john william mitchell
john mitchell -lrb- united states air force -rrb-

john w. mitchell -lrb- 14 july 1915 -- 15 november 1995 -rrb- was an officer of the united states air force , a flying ace and the leader of operation vengeance , the mission to shoot down admiral isoroku yamamoto .
he served in world war ii and the korean war .
