Rickenbacker, Edward “Eddie” Vernon

From The Statesman Yonkers newspaper, September 15, 1937

With 26 aerial victories, Eddie Rickenbacker survived the war as America’s “Ace of Aces”. The former race car driver’s 7 awards of the DSC (and eighth was upgraded to the Medal of Honor) is unprecedented and unmatched in US Military History. Following the war Rickenbacker was a pioneer in transportation, both automotive and in the air, founding and operating major airlines. During WWII he served as a special ambassador of the US Army Air Force, and was lost at sea in the Pacific for 24 days before he was rescued.