Eddie Rickenbacker was a genuine American hero. A patriot. And he epitomized the American way of doing things.
If anyone wants to find out more about Eddie Rickenbacker, I strongly suggest the book “The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight” by Edward Groom.
I am an aviation enthusiast (read: fanatic!) and this book talks about those three aviators in depth.
Best aviation book I have read in some years.
Thank you for starting this thread, Kathy in Alaska!