Eddie Rickenbacker

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:airlineLeadership gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines
gptkbp:ancestry Swiss
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1890-10-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery,_Columbus,_Ohio
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Rickenbacker
gptkb:William_Frost_Rickenbacker
gptkbp:deathDate 1973-07-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Zurich,_Switzerland
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_Vernon_Rickenbacker
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eddie Rickenbacker
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:International_Motorsports_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Motorsports_Hall_of_Fame_of_America
gptkb:Automotive_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:Indy500Participation 1912
1914
1915
1916
1919
1920
1921
1922
1927
gptkbp:militaryBranch United States Army Air Service
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Rick
gptkb:Fast_Eddie
gptkbp:notableFor owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Medal of Honor recipient
president of Eastern Air Lines
America's most successful fighter ace in World War I
gptkbp:numberOfAerialVictories 26
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:pilot
gptkb:racing_driver
businessman
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Elizabeth_Basler_Rickenbacher
gptkb:William_Rickenbacher
gptkbp:raceCarTeam gptkb:Peugeot
gptkb:Maxwell
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adelaide_Frost_Durant
gptkbp:subjectOf autobiography 'Rickenbacker'
biography 'Fighting the Flying Circus'
gptkbp:survived plane crash in the Pacific, 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines
gptkb:National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5