In an aerial “dogfight” that made U.S. naval history, Korean War veteran Royce Williams from Escondido, California, beat out seven Russian fighter jets on his own through nearly impossible odds—although he was forbidden from discussing the battle for more than 40 years amid Cold War tension.
The year was 1952, in the midst of the Korean War. Williams was stationed near the 38th parallel—the demarcation point between North Korea and South Korea—not knowing a battle about to commence would forever make him a legend.
