Frank Luke
Military Person
1897 – 1918
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Who was Frank Luke?
Frank Luke Jr. was an American fighter ace, ranking second among U.S. Army Air Service pilots after Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in number of aerial victories during World War I. Frank Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor. Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, a U.S. Air Force pilot training installation since World War II, is named in his honor.
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- Born
- May 19, 1897
Phoenix - Also known as
- Frank Luke, Jr.
- Education
- Phoenix Union High School
- Lived in
- Arizona
- Phoenix
- Died
- Sep 29, 1918
Murvaux - Resting place
- Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial
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on July 23, 2013
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