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Contents. Eddie Rickenbacker. Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (born Edward Rickenbacher, October 8, 1890 – July 23, 1973) was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. [1] [2] With 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. [3]
Eddie Rickenbacker’s autobiography is the single most memorable book I have ever read. Thank God we have his memoirs to give us hope for the future of this country he loved so passionately. You cannot study this great man’s life for a minute and miss the evidence of the hand of God on his destiny. He was a gift to America.
This book concerns his service in WWII as a special envoy for secretary of war Stinson inspecting airbases in the Pacific. Specifically deals with his crash landing in the Pacific Ocean and spending 21 days with 7 others in three small rafts. Great story of survival in very life threatening circumstances. Katy Lohman.
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Seven Came Through, Rickenbacker's Full Story. Hardcover – January 1, 1943. by Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker (Author) 4.7 53 ratings. See all formats and editions. BOARDS SHOW SOME SCUFFING, EDGE WEAR, DISCOLORATION AND CURLING AT EDGES. SMALL BLACKOUT AT TOP OF FIRST PAGE. AGE TANNING AND SOME DISCOLORATION ON PAGES.
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During those 21 days, he and the airplane's crew caught fish and gulls, drank rain water, and came close to dying. This is an inspirational story, and one wonders if Eddie was around in the 1980s and 1990s, Eastern Airlines might still be flying. This is rather a dated book. Rickenbacker provides hope even in the bleakest times in the Pacific.
Seven Came Through. : During World War II Rickenbacker, America's ace of aces in the First World War, supported the Allied war effort as a civilian. In October of 1942, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson sent him on an inspection tour of air bases in the Pacific Theater of Operations (and entrusted him with a secret message to MacArthur), where ...
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Rickenbacker's Full Story, Including His Message to America Hardcover – January 1, 1943 by Eddie (Captain) Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon (Author), B/W Photos (Illustrator) 5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
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