William A. Shomo was sent to the Pacific Theater in June 1944 with the 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron and was assigned a P-39 he called Snooks and then Snooks II. Snooks was the pet nickname he had for his wife. Shomo became an ace while flying a P-51 and was the recipient of Distinguished Flying Cross and five Air Medals as well as the Congressional Medal of Honor. He received these awards for shooting down 7 Japanese aircraft in one mission. Shomo went on to fight in Korea and became a jet pilot.