LATE TO THE PARTY OVER KOREA
The last two months of the Korean War gave little clue to the average combatant that the conflict was winding down. While negotiations played out at Panmunjom, United Nations and communist forces fought on for every tactical edge they could get. Those last two months saw some of the fiercest fighting of the air war, giving many North American F-86 Sabre pilots a final opportunity to score victories over Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15s. Among them was 23-year-old Brooklyn native Hank Buttelmann.
In December 1952 1st Lt. Buttelmann joined the 25th Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing at Suwon (K-13), south
