Steve dePyssler explained

Steve dePyssler
Birth Date:21 July 1919
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch: United States Army Air Forces
Serviceyears:1941–1979
Rank: Colonel
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Steven Leroy dePyssler (July 21, 1919 – July 25, 2020) was an officer of the United States Air Force.

Life

He was the only American known to have participated in six military engagements: World War II, Korean War, First Indochina War, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Vietnam War and the Dominican Civil War. He died from COVID-19 on July 25, 2020, four days after his 101st birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/col-steve-depyssler-1919-2020-only-known-american-to-serve-in-four-wars/ Col. Steve dePyssler (1919 – 2020), only known American to serve in four wars
  2. Web site: Remembering a 101-year-old legacy. Barksdale Air Force Base. 31 July 2020. 10 January 2021.