Offensive in the Vietnam War, Lieutenant Colonel Iceal "Gene" Hambleton was shot down by Vietnamese surface-to-air missiles ...

Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton has been in military service for most of his adult life, but he has never seen the face of the enemy. For the 53-year-old Air Force strategist, combat has always been a ...

Iceal “Gene” Hambleton, a U.S. Air Force navigator who became the focus of the largest rescue operation for one man in Air Force history after his plane was shot down behind enemy lines during ...

Iceal “Gene” Hambleton, a U.S. Air Force navigator who became the focus of the largest rescue operation for one man in Air Force history after his plane was shot down behind enemy lines during ...

Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton has been in military service for most of his adult life, but he has never seen the face of the enemy. For the 53-year-old Air Force strategist, combat has always been a ...

Most notable among these was Bat 21, which went up in the air with Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton as its navigator. But Bat 21 was shot down -- and that was a huge problem for the U.S. military.

The story recounts some of the real-life accounts of Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton, an Air Force officer shot down behind enemy lines.Hambleton, played with stoic ...

The 1980 novel told the true story of Air Force Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton, who was shot down behind enemy lines during the Vietnam war. Anderson also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1988 movie of ...

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Iceal "Gene" Hambleton died Sept. 19 in Tucson, Ariz. He was 85. The Rossville native who married Gwendolyn Flessner of Piper City, will best be remembered for his ...