Ivan Kozhedub, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Kozhedub

Soviet aviator, thrice hero of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1920

Place of Birth: Obrazhiivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1991

Profession: military personnel, politician, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub (Russian: ???? H???????? ???????; Ukrainian: ???? ????????? ???????; 8 June 1920 – 8 August 1991) was a Soviet World War II fighter ace.
Credited with over 60 solo victories by most historians, he is considered to be the highest scoring Soviet fighter pilot of World War II.
He is one of the few pilots to have shot down a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet.
He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three occasions (4 February 1944, 19 August 1944, and 18 August 1945).
After the war he remained in the military and commanded the 324th Fighter Air Division during Soviet operations in the Korean War.