Rickenbacker, Eddie (Edward Vernon), 1890-1973

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Army officer and aviator. Full name: Edward Vernon Rickenbacker.

From the description of Papers of Eddie Rickenbacker, 1915-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83923451

Air pilot, executive.

From the description of Reminiscences of Edward Vernon Rickenbacker : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122631724

Air pilot.

From the description of Reminiscences of Edward Vernon Rickenbacker : oral history, [196-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597276

Biographical Note

  • 1890, Oct. 8: Born, Columbus, Ohio
  • 1917 - 1918 : Enlisted in the army, joined the 94th Aero Squadron in France and became commander
  • 1922: Married Adelaide F. Durant
  • 1925: Defense witness in court-martial of Billy Mitchell Started the Rickenbacker Motor Co.
  • 1927: Purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • 1935 - 1963 : General manager, then vice president, and from 1954 to 1963, chairman of the Board of Eastern Air Lines
  • circa 1940: Joined America First Committee in opposition to American entry into World War II
  • 1942 - 1943 : As a civilian, reviewed military morale and technical issues at American installations in Europe and Asia and made fact-finding trips around the world, including the Soviet Union
  • 1948: Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
  • 1973, July 27: Died, Zurich, Switzerland

From the guide to the Eddie Rickenbacker Papers, 1915-1973, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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creatorOf Eddie Rickenbacker Papers, 1915-1973 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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referencedIn Office of the Messrs Rockefeller. General files. 1890-1961. Rockefeller Archive Center
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creatorOf Eastern Air Lines, inc. Records, 1930-1966. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Henry Belin du Pont, Jr., papers, 1920-1970. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Michael, Moina Belle, 1869-1944. Moina Belle Michael Correspondence, 1914-1964 (bulk 1918-1944). Georgia Department of Archives and History Library
referencedIn Henry Harley Arnold Papers, 1903-1963, (bulk 1940-1946) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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creatorOf Michael, Moina Belle, 1869-1944. Moina Belle Michael Correspondence, 1914-1964 (bulk 1918-1944). Georgia Department of Archives and History Library
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referencedIn Horner, Frederick Cecil, 1887-1974. Papers, 1917-1960 (bulk 1922-1940). Library of Congress
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referencedIn Walmsley, T. Semmes, 1889-1942. Papers, 1929-1936. New Orleans public library
referencedIn The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937. The George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers, 1785-1948 (inclusive), 1928-1937 (bulk). Purdue University Library
creatorOf Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973. Papers, 1918-1988. Auburn University.
referencedIn Knight, John Shively, 1894-1981. John S. Knight papers, 1894-1981 bulk (1920-1981). University of Akron, Bierce Library
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associatedWith Committee for the Monroe Doctrine. corporateBody
associatedWith Committee of One Million Against the Admission of Communist China to the United Nations. corporateBody
associatedWith Conservative Party of New York State. corporateBody
associatedWith Cram, Ralph W., 1869-1952. person
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correspondedWith Davies, Joseph Edward. person
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associatedWith Dickson, Lewis M. person
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Birth 1890-10-08

Death 1973-07-27

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