Howard Koslow: Eddie Rickenbacker

Artist: Howard Koslow
1924 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1984
Image Size: 12 by 13.75 inches
Overall Size: 18 by 20.625 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Cold Press Illustration Board

Edward V. Rickenbacker lived an exciting and varied life. He entered the First World War in May of 1917 as a member of the motorcar staff for General John J. Pershing, probably because Rickenbacker had been racing in the Indianapolis 500 since its beginning, and because he held the world speed record of 134 miles per hour. Four months later, he secured a transfer to the Air Service to become a pilot. Through a strange turn of events, "Captain Eddie" became the commander of the 94th Aero Pursuit Squadron, which was charged with fighting the "flying circus" commanded by German ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen. By the end of the War, Rickenbacker had become the "ace of aces," known for downing twenty-two enemy aircraft and four observation balloons. A brave and skillful fighter pilot, he earned nearly every military decoration possible, including the Medal of Honor. During the Second World War, Henry L. Stimson appointed Rickenbacker as a special representative to inspect air bases in the Pacific theater. In October 1942, the B-17 he was flying in was forced down into the seas six hundred miles north of Samoa. He and seven other men were set adrift on a rubber life raft with only fish and rainwater to nourish them. Twenty-three days later they were rescued.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Proofcard for America's Greatest Military Heroes series, postmarked October 8, 1991.

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