The first US flying ace in WW I was Eddie Rickenbacker.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker shot down 26 enemy aircraft in World War I. How many of the pilots were killed is not known, nor is the number of ground troops he might have killed.
Elsie Janis, Elizabeth Brice, Lois meredith, Bill Morrisey, Tommy Gray, and a Mr. Walker...according to WW1 ace Eddie Rickenbacker in his autobiography.
He was well known as a racecar driver before the war. He went to France as a driver but transferred to the aviation division.He learned to fly on his own time and eventually joined the U.S Army Ari Service.
He shot down a number of enemy aircraft during the first world war.
The first US flying ace in WW I was Eddie Rickenbacker.
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker was an American fighter ace in World War I. He received the Medal of Honor. He was the leading American ace with 26 combat victories.Click on the link below for more information.
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Captain Eddie Rickenbacker
CPT Eddie Rickenbacker
the Iron cross was one of the medals awarded in ww1.
Rickenbacker was in Switzerland when he had a stroke. While recovering he contracted pnemonia and the combination killed him July 23, 1973.
US Air Force Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and US Army Sgt. Alvin York.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in World War 1 (8 total awards)
Rickenbacker shot down 26 enemy aircraft in World War I. How many of the pilots were killed is not known, nor is the number of ground troops he might have killed.