Jacksel M. Broughton
| Jacksel M. Broughton | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jacksel Markham Broughton |
| Nickname(s) | Jack |
| Born |
January 4, 1925 Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2014 (aged 89) Lake Forest, California, U.S. |
| Place of burial | Miramar National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
|
| Years of service | 1942–1968 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
|
| Commands held |
 USAF Air Demonstration Squadron 5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
|
| Battles/wars |
Korean War, 114 missions Vietnam War, 102 missions |
| Awards |
 Air Force Cross Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross (4) Air Medal (10) |
Jacksel (Jack) Markham Broughton (January 4, 1925 – October 24, 2014) was a career officer and fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. He retired in the rank of colonel on August 31, 1968, with 43 separate awards and decorations, including four Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Silver Stars and the highest Air Force service decoration for heroism, the presidentially-awarded Air Force Cross. Broughton avowed that his proudest accomplishment was being combat-qualified in every air force fighter from the P-47 to the F-106. He authored two personal memoirs of the Vietnam War that were highly critical of the direction of the air war there and the rules of engagement.
Broughton was born January 4, 1925, in Utica, New York. He was a 1942 graduate of Brighton High School in Rochester, New York. He was an Episcopalian. Broughton entered the United States Military Academy on July 15, 1942, appointed from New York's 38th congressional district, in the wartime three-year curriculum that consolidated the cadet second (junior) and first class (senior) years into a single 12-month period. He graduated 839th in general merit among the 852 members of the Class of 1945, completing his flight training while still a cadet at Garner Field, Texas, and Stewart Field, New York. He was commissioned into the United States Army Air Forces on June 5, 1945. Broughton married on December 25, 1951, to Alice Joy ("AJ") Owen, and produced a son and three daughters.
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