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Jun 12, 2006 · In the early days of World War II an amazing story of survival unfolded when American icon WWI ace Eddie Rickenbacker and six others were plucked out of the Pacific some three weeks after their B-17 crashed into the sea.
On his return to Washington to report on German war damage of the Russian city, his plane was followed down in the Pacific, but he survived a long ordeal on a raft and was eventually rescued. After WWI Rickenbacker returned to auto racing and became president of the Indianapolis Speedway.
Nov 15, 2021 · On July 23, 1973, the mechanic, engineer, war hero, fighter ace, CEO, race car driver, and husband died. His wife, Adelaide Rickenbacker, committed suicide in 1977 at the age of 92 after becoming completely blind and desperately grieving her husband.
May 25, 2021 · When one tried to commit suicide, Rickenbacker accused him of being a coward and hauled him back into the boat. Rickenbacker became the focus of the other men’s anger—anger which may have helped some of them stay alive.
Sep 26, 2019 · However, unlike the other ‘Ace of Aces’ that preceded him, Rickenbacker left the war alive. He would even go on to survive 24 days at sea following a violent crash into the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Rickenbacker died of pneumonia on July 23, 1973 while on vacation in Zürich, Switzerland.
Lost, then found, during the second world war, the Ace of Aces gave war-weary Americans something to cheer about.
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Oct 8, 2021 · Today, October 8 is the anniversary of the birthday of a World War II hero and Congressional Medal of Honor winner, Eddie Rickenbacker. He shot down an incredible 69 enemy aircraft. In 1942, the Secretary of War asked Rickenbacker to inspect military bases in the Pacific.
