Edward Rickenbacker was born in Colombus, Ohio on the 8th October 1890. As a young man at the start of the first world war, Edward was a leading racing car driver and was subsequently given the role of being chauffeur to General John Pershing.
By March 1918, Edward grew restless of driving and wanted to do something more for the war effort and so joined the US Air Service. He soon became one of the US's leading flying aces after having 26 victories to his name in a short period of time. Whilst on a reconnaissance mission, Edward single handedly attacked seven enemy aircraft and was awarded the Medal of Honour for his bravery.
Edward survived the war and later went on to fight during the second world war as well.
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