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    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...
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    The company was established by Barney Everitt and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, with Rickenbacker serving as Vice President and Director of Sales. Everitt's...
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  • company's brand, to Rickenbacker to capitalize on the popularity of his second cousin, America's top flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker. The World War I ace...
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    Pickaway County. The base was named for flying ace and Columbus native Eddie Rickenbacker. It is managed by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which also...
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  • 1930, and was headed in its early years by World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker. It had a near monopoly in air travel between New York and Florida...
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    The base was named for the famous early aviator and Columbus native Eddie Rickenbacker. It is the home of the 121st Air Refueling Wing (121 ARW), an Air...
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  • orchestra conductor Eddie Rickenbacker (originally Rickenbacher), World War I flying ace, head of Eastern Airlines Adolph Rickenbacker (originally Rickenbacher)...
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    Rickenbacker International Corporation is a string instrument manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California. Rickenbacker is the first known maker of electric...
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  • Rickenbacker may refer to: Eddie Rickenbacker, leading American World War I flying ace, Medal of Honor recipient, head of Eastern Airlines Rickenbacker...
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    Edward V. Rickenbacker House is a historic house in the Driving Park neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Built in 1895, it was the childhood home of Eddie Rickenbacker...
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  • Captain Eddie is a 1945 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, based on Seven Were Saved by "Eddie" Rickenbacker and Lt. James Whittaker's We Thought...
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  • Payne Charles H. Percy Peter G. Peterson Pratt family Matthew Quay Eddie Rickenbacker Henry H. Rogers Beardsley Ruml John D. Ryan Jacob Schiff[citation...
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    but TWA then rejected the idea. Kellett and Miller then approached Eddie Rickenbacker of Eastern Air Lines with a view to using Kellett autogyros to fly...
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  • the character "Fast Eddie" Felson (see Other uses section below) Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973), American World War I fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient...
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    were scattered from a DC-3 airplane over Broadway in Manhattan by Eddie Rickenbacker on December 18, 1946. This was an infringement of the law but widely...
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    of the United States Army Air Service who flew the S.XIII include Eddie Rickenbacker (the United States' leading First World War ace with 26 victories)...
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    Nest No Joseph D. Redding Granville Redmond William Henry Rhodes No Eddie Rickenbacker Cave Man No William Ritschel No Julian Rix No Peter Robertson Honorary...
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    Distinguished Service Cross. With six crosses, Puller is second behind Eddie Rickenbacker for citations of the nation's second-highest military award for valor...
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    in 1941 as Rickenbacker Field. This was named for the former U.S. Army Air Corps top flying ace of World War I, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. The push to...
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    Quoted in Google Books Ross, John F., Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and The Dawn of the Era of Speed. New York: St Martin's Press, 2014...
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  • and magazine editor Eddie Mosley (1947–2020), American serial killer Eddie Price III, Louisiana elected official Eddie Rickenbacker, American World War...
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  • Batchelor Show | 99 years ago: Eddie Rickenbacker vs Harvard. John Ross, "Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed""...
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  • aviators, including Alcock and Brown, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, Marc Garneau and Chuck Yeager. Gander was chosen for the construction...
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    States Army Air Service (USAAS) pilots during World War I, after Eddie Rickenbacker. Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor and first...
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    Within the Driving Park heritage district lies the original home of Eddie Rickenbacker, a World War I fighter pilot ace. Built in 1895, the house was designated...
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  • The Rickenbacker 4001 is an electric bass that was manufactured by Rickenbacker as a two-pickup "deluxe" version of their first production bass, the single-pickup...
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    (including Juan Trippe, William A. Patterson, Jack Frye, C.R. Smith, and Eddie Rickenbacker) who built the U.S. airline industry into what it is today." During...
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  • in the film). He went on to appear in the pilot of Voyagers! (as Eddie Rickenbacker). He appeared in two episodes of The Facts of Life which served as...
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  • was delivered in December 2014. It is named the Spirit of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, after the early leader of the original Eastern Air Lines. On February...
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    Dana Andrews. Conte had a smaller part in Captain Eddie (1945), a biopic about Eddie Rickenbacker, and played an Italian POW in A Bell for Adano (1945)...
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