In memoriam: 'Nickel on the grass' to Lt. General Charles 'Chick' Cleveland Cleveland was an Ace in the Korean War, and a friend of the River Region through his work commanding Air University Col. Al Allenback Lieutenant General Charles “Chick” Cleveland has flown West. In pilot parlance, that means he has flown off into the sunset, always to be remembered and hopefully encountered again on a personal future flight West. He died in Montgomery on May 22, surrounded by his family. General Cleveland was the last living Korean War Ace, a man who made history and meant so much to so many.