Eddie Rickenbacker
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 51 years ago |
Date of birth | October 8,1890 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Columbus |
Ohio | |
United States | |
Date of died | July 23,1973 |
Died | Zurich |
Switzerland | |
Spouse | Adelaide Frost Durant |
Rank | Captain |
Job | Aviator |
Racing driver | |
Books | Fighting the flying circus |
Seven came through | |
Rickenbacker | |
From Father to Son: The Letters of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker to His Son William, from Boyhood to Manhood | |
Fighting the Flying Circus: The Memoirs of America's Greatest Ace | |
Fighting the Flying Circus - Scholar's Choice Edition | |
Captain Rickenbacker's Story of the Ordeal and Rescue of Himself and the Men with Him | |
This War Is Not Over | |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Distinguished Service Cross | |
World War I Victory Medal | |
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 | |
Buri | Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio |
Nicknam | Fast Eddie; Rick |
Children | William Frost |
David Edward | |
Parents | William Rickenbacker |
Elizabeth Rickenbacker | |
Place of burial | Green Lawn Cemetery, Ohio, United States |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 475720 |
Eddie Rickenbacker Life story
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 race car driver, an automotive designer, and a long-time head of Eastern Air Lines.