Eddie Rickenbacker Quotes


The biggest lesson I've learned . . . was that if you have all the fresh water you want to drink and all the food you want to eat, you ought never to complain about anything.


Citations

Rickenbacker, Edward V. Seven Came Through. Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1943.

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Eddie Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker
  • Born: October 8, 1890
  • Died: July 23, 1973
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Aviator

Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was an American fighter ace in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was the United States' most successful fighter ace in the war and is considered to have received the most awards for valor by an American during the war. He was also a race car driver and automotive designer, a government consultant in military matters and a pioneer in air transportation, particularly as the long-time head of Eastern Air Lines.