McCook Air Base commander -- Col. John R. 'Killer' Kane, hero of World War II

Monday, November 13, 2006

In the Jan. 12, 1945 issue of the McCook Daily Gazette (the same issue that told about a Bob Hope USO show at the Air Base) there was a report on the appointment of Col. John "Killer" Kane, one of the most colorful and distinguished pilot-leaders of World War II, to be the new Commandant at the McCook Air Field.

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