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Eddie Rickenbacker
American World War I aviator (1890–1973)
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] He was also a racing driver, an automotive designer, and a long-time head of Eastern Air Lines.[1]
Early life
Rickenbacker was born Edward Rickenbacher in Columbus, Ohio.[4] He was the third of eight children born to German-speaking Swiss immigrants, Lizzie (née Liesl Basler) and Wilhelm Rickenbacher.[4] Later in life, he changed the spelling of his last name to Rickenbacker and adopted a middle name, Vernon.[4]
His father worked for breweries and street-paving crews and his mother Lizzie took in laundry to supplement the family income.
In 1893, his father owned a
