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  1. Eddie Rickenbacker - Wikipedia

    • 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. With 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. He was also a racing driver, an automotive designer, and a long-time head of Ea… See more

    BornOctober 8, 1890 · Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
    DiedJuly 23, 1973 (aged 82) · Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
    AllegianceUnited States
    Early life

    Rickenbacker was born Edward Rickenbacher in Columbus, Ohio. He was the third of eight children born to German-speaking Swiss immigrants, Lizzie (née Liesl Basler) and Wilhelm Rickenbacher. Later in life… See more

    Career beginnings

    Though his older siblings Bill and Mary were working, Rickenbacker felt a responsibility to help replace his father's lost income. He dropped out of the seventh grade and went to work full-time, lying about his a… See more

     
  1. Edward Vernon Rickenbacker | WWI Ace, Medal of …

    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. …

  2. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker: America's World War I Ace of Aces

  3. Eddie Rickenbacker: Deadliest American fighter pilot …

    Nov 8, 2021 · When the armistice was finally signed on November 11, 1918, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker had accumulated confirmed kills on 26 aircraft and 5 balloons, making him the deadliest American fighter...

  4. The Story Of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's Top World War I …

  5. Heroes and Leaders: Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker

    Apr 27, 2023 · When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, Rickenbacker suggested that the Air Service invite race car drivers to form a pursuit, or fighter squadron. Auto racing had natural similarities to flying, …

  6. Capt Edward Vernon Rickenbacker - Air …

    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 …

  7. Eddie Rickenbacker - Simple English Wikipedia, the …

    Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890 – July 23, 1973) was an American fighter ace in World War I. He was also a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories he was America's most successful fighter ace in the war.

  8. Eddie Rickenbacker - Army Heritage Center Foundation

    An Ace is a combat pilot who has 5 aerial kills confirmed by an outside party, such as a balloon observer or observation aircraft. Eddie Rickenbacker, the American Ace of Aces for World War I, was born in 1890 to William and …

  9. Eddie Rickenbacker - usaww1.com

    Eddie Rickenbacker decided to make one last war time flight which he described in his book "Fighting the Flying Circus": "About 10:00 I sauntered out to the hanger... I climbed into the …