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Eddie Rickenbacker

Eddie Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1973)

Edward Vernon Rickenbacker 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 Eastern Air Lines.

8 October 1890

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