John Winkler

Preferred Name: John
Nickname/Call Sign: Wink
Date of Birth: May 13, 1933
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Cleveland, OH

“Air Force Veteran Col. John Winkler flew 84 combat missions during the Vietnam War. He was born in 1933 and remembers having a Victory Garden at his home in Cleveland during WWII…

He became an instructor of the best of the best, the Top Guns. As the Director of Operations at a base in Spain, squadrons under his command flew thousands of missions and had the distinction of not losing a pilot.”(1)

Source: (1) Americas Veterans Stories with Kim Monson

To hear Col. Winkler’s full interview go to https://soundcloud.com/americasveteransstories/americas-veterans-stories-92522air-force-veteran-col-john-winkler-vietnam-top-gun-instructor?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing