William Mitchell was born on December 29, 1879 in Nice, France, and grew up in Milwaukee. ... (Source #1, pg. 3) Ill from influenza, and weakened by his struggle, William Mitchell passed away in a New York hospital on February 19th, 1936, at the age of 56, leaving behind more than sixty articles which he had written in his previous years; several newspaper articles, five books, and many other pieces, never deviating from his appeal for public understanding of the promise and potential for air power. ... In 1957, Mitchell's youngest child, William, Jr., petitioned the Air Force to s...

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Eddie Rickenbacker, was born in Columbus, Ohio, on October 8, 1890, the son of Swiss immigrants William and Elizabeth Reichenbacher.[1] At a very young age, some claiming twelve while others said he was fourteen, Rickenbacker's father was murdered and Eddie dropped out of school and worked at various jobs to help support the family. ... Rickenbacker's chance came when he ran into an old friend, Captain James Ely Miller, who was assigned to supervise the construction of a flight-training center for American aviation cadets at Issoudun. ... It didn't take much time for Rickenback...

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