George Preddy
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | February 5,1919 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Greensboro |
North Carolina | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 25,1944 |
Died | Liege |
Belgium | |
Buried | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, France |
Years of service | 1941 – 1944 |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Job | Aviator |
Place of burial | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, France |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 49th Fighter Group |
Nicknam | "Ratsy" |
Awards | Silver Star |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 639002 |
George Preddy Life story
Major George Earl Preddy Jr. was a United States Army Air Forces officer during World War II and an American ace credited with 26.83 enemy air-to-air kills, ranking him as the top P-51 Mustang ace of World War II and eighth on the list of all-time highest scoring American aces.