Chesty Puller
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Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was a United States Marine Corps officer. Beginning his career fighting guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua as part of the Banana Wars, he later served with distinction in W
Puller in 1950
Puller (center left), Sergeant William "Ironman" Lee (center right), and two Nicaraguan soldiers in 1931
Lieutenant Colonel Puller on Guadalcanal in September 1942
Colonel Puller cutting the Marine Corps birthday cake on November 10, 1950.
Eddie Rickenbacker
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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace
Chesty Puller
…decorated Marine in American history. He was awarded five Navy Crosses and one Distinguished Service Cross. With six crosses, Puller is second behind Eddie Rickenbacker for citations of the nation's second-highest military award for valor. Puller retired from the Marine Corps in 1955, after 37 years of service. He lived…
Rickenbacker wearing the Medal of Honor in 1931
Rickenbacker's childhood home
Rickenbacker at the 1915 American Grand Prize at San Francisco
Rickenbacker (second from right, White #5) lined up to start second in the 1916 Indianapolis 500