Eddie Rickenbacker AKA Edward Vernon Rickenbacher Born: 8-Oct-1890 Birthplace: Columbus, OH Died: 23-Jul-1973 Location of death: Zürich, Switzerland Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried, Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH
Gender: Male Religion: Christian Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Aviator, Auto Racing Nationality: United States Executive summary: Flying ace shot down 22 planes in WWI Military service: US Army (Commander, 94th Aero Pursuit Squadron, WWI) Father: William Rickenbacher (d. 1902) Mother: Elizabeth Basler Brother: William (older) Wife: Adelaide Frost (b. 21-Apr-1885, m. 16-Sep-1922, d. 2-Feb-1977, suicide) Son: David (adopted, b. 1925) Son: William (adopted, b. 1928)
Eastern Airlines President
North American Aviation VP and General Manager, Eastern Air Transport
American Airways, Inc. VP
General Motors VP General Aviation Manufacturing Corporation
Member of the Board of Eastern Airlines (as Chairman, 1954-63)
America First Committee Croix de Guerre May-1918 Congressional Medal of Honor 1931 National Aviation Hall of Fame Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses 1957 Silver Buffalo 1944 Plane Crash 26-Feb-1941 Traveled to the USSR Jun-1943 Stroke 1972 Coma 1972 Swiss Ancestry
Risk Factors: Acrophobia
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