Eddie Rickenbacker

Eddie Rickenbacker was born in Columbus Ohio on October 8^th, 1890. He was a race car driver before World War I began. He was one of the best, especially because of his quick time to react during stressful situations. This helped him a lot when it came to becoming a pilot in the war. He is known as a war hero due to the fact that he shot down 26 air-crafts  Rickenbacker fought in 134 air battles and was declared the top American combat pilot after he fought seven German air-crafts on his own; this act of bravery awarded him the Congressional Medal of Honor.