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day earned him the French Croix de Guerre and the coveted U.S. Medal of Honor
, ... for what he and World War I historians have always claimed made a total of 
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2011. [DOC] [TLE] 10 Beloved But Forgotten Allied Aces From World War I... [PAR] On September 26, 1916, he simultaneously received two gallantry awards, the 
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Militaire, Croix de Guerre was a French World War I fighter ace credited with 23 
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Question: This American flying ace shot down 26 enemy aircraft & received the French Croix de Guerre
Answer: Rickenbacker