Neel Ernest Kearby was a U.S. Army Air Corps Colonel and P47 Thunderbolt pilot in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat.
Kearby was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, graduated from Arlington High School in 1928, and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1936 . He received flight training at Randolph and Kelly Air Force bases.
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