Fred F. Our was born in Portland, Oregon, on July 15, 1919, to first-generation Korean immigrant. His early years were shaped by his family's economic hardships of rural life during the Great Depression.

When Fred was four years old, the family relocated from Oregon to the rural outskirts of Boise, Idaho. Here his family settled on a farm where they relied almost entirely on subsistence farming, surviving on whatever food their land could provide.

While attending high school in the Boise Valley, he enlisted in the Idaho National Guard and served as a radio communicator in the 116th Cavalry. He managed to complete two years of university education before the buildup to World War II altered his trajectory.

In 1940, while serving as a ground-based communications sergeant, an Army Air Corps examining board visited his base. Ohr took the pilot examination on a whim, passed, and was accepted into pilot training in late 1941.

Assigned to the 52nd FG he was sent to England as part of the 8th Air Force and in 1943 was equipped with Spitfires to escort bombers. Desperate for fighters in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations the 52nd FG were sent to fill the need.

His unit initially deployed to North Africa and Sicily, where they flew Spitfires, in which Ohr scored his first aerial victory. In April 1944 the Spitfires were replaced by P-51 Mustangsand Captain Fred Ohr credited with another five victories in his Mustang 44-13298 "Marie".

Fred Ohr rose through the ranks to become the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Fighter Squadron. For his actions, he was awarded the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, and 19 Air Medals. After the war, he became a successful oral surgeon in Illinois.

This profile is one of many newly made P-51 Mustangs made during the last three months, more will follow soon.