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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]
Apr 4, 2024 · Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (born Oct. 8, 1890, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.—died July 23, 1973, Zürich) was a pilot, industrialist, and the most celebrated U.S. air ace of World War I.
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Apr 29, 2020 · A true American hero and Columbus native, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker is one of hundreds told throughout the National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
Capt. "Eddie" Rickenbacker, as he has been fondly called by several generations of Americans and millions of people the world over, was a racing driver who went into World War I at America's entrance and came out of it as the leading U.S. Ace with 26 confirmations over the enemy.
Mar 19, 2018 · Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Photograph Courtesy of the US Air Force. By. Kennedy Hickman. Updated on March 19, 2018. Born October 8, 1890, as Edward Reichenbacher, Eddie Rickenbacker was the son of German-speaking Swiss immigrants who had settled in Columbus, OH.
Aug 23, 2012 · America's 'Ace of Aces' Capt Edward V. Rickenbacker in the cockpit of a Nieuport 28 'pursuit ship'. (National Archives) He was called America’s Ace of Aces during World War I, the highest scorer of American aerial victories over the Germans.
