Edward Vernon Rickenbacker

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edward_Vernon_Rickenbacker
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Eddie_Rickenbacker
gptkbp:awarded 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:CEO gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Rickenbacker
gptkb:William_Frost_Rickenbacker
gptkbp:deathDate 1973-07-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Zurich,_Switzerland
gptkbp:ethnicity Swiss-German descent
gptkbp:hasWikipediaPage gptkb:Edward_Vernon_Rickenbacker
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Vernon 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:militaryBranch United States Army Air Service
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Medal of Honor recipient
president of Eastern Air Lines
leading American ace in World War I
gptkbp:numberOfAerialVictories 26
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:pilot
gptkb:racing_driver
businessman
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Elizabeth_Basler_Rickenbacker
gptkb:William_Rickenbacker
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Miami,_Florida
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature Edward V Rickenbacker signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adelaide_Frost_Durant
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
Rickenbacker autobiography
gptkbp:survived plane crash in the Pacific, 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eddie_Rickenbacker
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