caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards image_size battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
harold e. comstock in front of his p-47 1941 & ndash ; 1971 25px united states air force 63rd squadron fighter squadron 389th fighter squadron 481st tactical fighter clovis , california 03 april 2009 fresno , california united states of america legion -lrb- 7 -rrb- purple heart air medal -lrb- 17 -rrb- of merit -lrb- 2 -rrb- distinguished flying cross 200px world war ii vietnam war 20 december 1920 `` bunny '' colonel harold jpg e. comstock in front of his p-47 . harold e. comstock
 harold elwood comstock
harold e. comstock

harold elwood `` bunny '' comstock -lrb- 20 december 1920 -- 3 april 2009 -rrb- was a world war ii fighter ace in the 56th fighter group and a career fighter pilot in the united states air force .
after a test flight of the republic p-47 thunderbolt on 13 november 1942 , republic aviation issued a press release on 1 december 1942 , claiming that he and fellow pilot , lt. roger dyar had exceeded the speed of sound .
