eddie rickenbacker was america's leading ace of ww1.
eddie rickenbacker was america's leading ace of ww1.
who was america's leading ace of ww1?
eddie rickenbacker
on may 22, gabreski shot down three fw 190s over a luftwaffe airfield in northwest germany. he tied johnson as the leading ace in the european theater of operations on june 27 (passing eddie rickenbacker's record from world war i in the process), and on july 5, 1944, became america's leading ace in the eto, with his score of 28 destroyed matching the total at the time of confirmed victories of the pacific theatre's top american ace, richard bong. this total was never surpassed by any u.s. pilot fighting the "luftwaffe".









































section::::world war ii.:u.s. army air forces.:prisoner of war.
gabby gabreski
glenn t. eagleston was the leading ace of the 354th fighter group and a commander of the 353rd fighter squadron. eagleston was credited with 18.5 aerial victories, two probable, seven damaged, and five aircraft destroyed on the ground.









































don m. beerbower was the second leading ace with 15.5 victories. he was shot down and killed on august 9, 1944. near reims, france.









































jack t. bradley was a commanding officer of the 353rd fighter squadron and the third leading ace in the 354th fighter group.
354th fighter group