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Tommy McGuire
America’s
number two all-time ace, behind his good friend and rival Richard Bong,
Thomas McGuire was born in Ridgewood, NJ in 1920. Although he only
flew two years of combat in World War II, he was awarded America’s highest
awards, including the
Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, six
Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Silver Stars, three Purple Hearts, 14
Air Medals and many others. During the final days of the war, McGuire was
killed while saving the life of a wingman.
Photo Courtesy:
Robert Beatty, McGuire Family Collection
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