1SG Private RallyPoint Member 837130 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-52672"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2F23-jul-this-day-in-us-military-history%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=23+JUL--This+Day+in+US+Military+History&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2F23-jul-this-day-in-us-military-history&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0A23 JUL--This Day in US Military History%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/23-jul-this-day-in-us-military-history" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="3b16a014b0721b9effb4074d0f7b07f9" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/052/672/for_gallery_v2/eba18a10.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/052/672/large_v3/eba18a10.jpg" alt="Eba18a10" /></a></div></div>1973 – Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, died in Zurich, Switzerland at the age of 82. <br /><br />Known as a race-car driver before World War I, he became America’s premier flying ace during the war and returned home to a hero’s welcome. Declining offers from the aviation industry and even Hollywood, Rickenbacker decided to lend his name to a car company, although he played a negligible role in the company’s management and eventually resigned his position there. Without his high-flying name behind the product, Rickenbacker Motors crashed and burned. Later he and several associates bought Eastern Airlines in 1938 and guided it to become one of the most profitable airlines in the postwar era.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2005/07/24/july-23/">https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2005/07/24/july-23/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/018/559/qrc/blank.jpg?1443049087"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2005/07/24/july-23/">July 23</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">23 July 1637 - King Charles of England handed over the American colony of Massachusetts to Sir Fernando Gorges, one of the founders of the Council of New England. 1664 - 4 British ships arrived in ...</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-07-23T09:34:04-04:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 837130

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2015-07-23T09:34:04-04:00 2015-07-23T09:34:04-04:00 SGT Ben Keen 837151

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No pun intended when you said "Rickenbacker Motors crashed and burned" right? LOL<br /><br />Truly one of the, if not the best, pilots to have served for sure.

2015-07-23T09:38:10-04:00 2015-07-23T09:38:10-04:00 CW3 Private RallyPoint Member 837197

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A true American icon.

2015-07-23T09:55:29-04:00 2015-07-23T09:55:29-04:00 SSG Izzy Abbass 837203

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Awesome

2015-07-23T10:00:04-04:00 2015-07-23T10:00:04-04:00 COL Charles Williams 837208

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Snoopy finally got him...

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