James Jabara

About

American jet fighter ace who flew the F-86 Sabre in the Korean War.

Before Fame

He worked in his father's grocery store in his youth. Later, he served in the Army Air Corps, flying combat missions over Europe.

Trivia

He was an unlikely war hero, bespectacled and standing at just 5'5".

Family Life

He was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma to a Lebanese immigrant father.

Associated With

Frederick McCall was another famous ace pilot.