First Lieutenant Edward Rickenbacker: America’s Greatest Flying Ace of World War 1

First Lieutenant Edward Rickenbacker: America’s Greatest Flying Ace of World War 1

Edward Rickenbacker, was born on October 8, 1890, in Columbus Ohio. He enlisted in the military on May 25, 1917, joining the Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps and being assigned to the Aviation Section. He became America's greatest flying ace of WW1, credited with 26 confirmed aerial victories. His remarkable achievements led to him receiving the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary bravery in attacking a formation of five German planes, downing two of them. He also received the Distinguished Service Cross multiple times for his courageous actions in combat. During World War II, Rickenbacker served as a non-military observer, and embarked on a mission in October 1942, to inspect bases in the Pacific and deliver a secret message from the president, to General Douglas MacArthur. Tragically, his plane suffered navigational instrument damage and ran out of fuel over the ocean, crashing in to the sea. Rickenbacker and his crew were lost at sea for nearly one month. After enduring immense hardships, Rickenbacker and the surviving crew members were finally rescued. After his rescue, Rickenbacker still completed his mission and delivered the secret message to General MacArthur. Listen to his story, here...

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Corporal Charles Gene Abrell

Corporal Charles Gene Abrell

Charles Abrell was born on August 12, 1931, in Terre Haute Indiana. He joined the Marine Corps on August 17, 1948, at the age of 17. On June 10, 1951, During the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Abrell's t...

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Cpl. Thomas A. Pope

Cpl. Thomas A. Pope

Thomas A. Pope was born on December 15, 1894, in Chicago, Illinois. He joined the Illinois National Guard before the United States entered World War I. On July 4, 1918, at the Battle of Hamel, France,...

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Colonel George Everette "Bud" Day

Colonel George Everette "Bud" Day

George "Bud" Day, born on February 24, 1925, in Sioux City, Iowa. He dropped out of high school and joined the Marines at just 17 years old, which led an extraordinary military career that spanned ove...

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George W. Davis Jr.

George W. Davis Jr.

George A. Davis Jr. was born on December 1, 1920, in Dublin, Texas. He he joined the US Army on March 21, 1942, at the onset of World War II. During an aerial mission over Europe on February 10, 1944,...

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Second Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr.; The Arizona Balloon Buster

Second Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr.; The Arizona Balloon Buster

Second lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr. was born on May 19, 1897, in Phoenix Arizona. He enlisted in the United States Army Signal Corps in May 1917 during World War I. Luke undertook numerous daring missio...

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Second Lieutenant Ernest “Chief” Childers

Second Lieutenant Ernest “Chief” Childers

Second Lieutenant Ernest Childers was born on October 1, 1918, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He enlisted in the military on September 16, 1941, serving in the United States Army during World War II. On S...

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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: The first and only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: The first and only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was born on November 26, 1832, in Oswego New York. She enlisted as a contract surgeon for the Union Army in 1861. Despite the Army's initial refusal to accept female doctors, s...

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Commander Eugene Fluckey (Lucky Fluckey)

Commander Eugene Fluckey (Lucky Fluckey)

Commander Eugene B. Fluckey was born on October 5, 1913, in Washington, D.C. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1935. Fluckey found 30 Japanese vessels hiding in a harbor and damaged six of them...

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