The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-08-30
RICKENBACHER
STARTED LIFE
ASSTONECUTTER

fiy The Associated rresr
COLI Mki'S Ohio Aug 2Hi~ia-
teen years $50 in maii tombstone
works here. 70 gHurline youtn of fr
wresiled with malet and enise ieaiu-
ing hr am az monument mahine
physically on the job mentally nchinl
tho steering wheel of "a racing aut0
mobile
That was the first Dob Capt Edward
" Rickenbacher American aco 81
nces in the world war over bella n hi4
life lie was getting So work Latter
he gladly accepted job b. safas,
II paved a. week
Rickcuhachcr was born in NfI.
frame cottage CLOSE iu thc Columbia
driving park From tie DAYS whcn
he was bag enough Oh peer Through
the fence tbc tracts fascinated hm
when automobile racing started fhe
Driving park was his mecca Hls
browning ambition was 90 driYe Ca
racing autumohii, lio reached h.a
goal when hc WINS rs years 81 age al
that time. he was sent 20 Texas bl
a local automobile concern iu whose
factory he had boon WORKING o. dem
onstrate its speedstors.
From then on his career was
rhetoric tie hccam, one OF the best
known automobile racers n this Qoun
try
Rckcnhachcr entepd thc world vaf
~ chauffeur 20 General Pseshins iuf
iisc Goo American ace of aces Wus 3H
sensational as the jump from tht pu-
security 81 his Columbus home to- ihe
highest pinnacle 81 racing mme
WENT TO FRANCE.
Rlckenhachcr hccamo part of ihr
\ b. D. altrt soriys of rehuifs Whom
tho United tsutcr entered the was ht
was iu England hnyina racing cars.
tie immrdiafcN RETURNED 20 thia
country and Offered his scrvie0s iie
tried to get governmental sanction tn
ID plan of his io cifllst uAiuA fQua
dron from anous racing drivers nf tar
country but army OFFICIALS tulael me
proffeg down
4 fcw weeks later ilckcahaChcr was
un bis way uyciscas ass chauffeur Co
Genera reshns a shout t.mc after
arriNins abroad be was 10 nu uvia+
zion training camp pitred tncfr
thnugh the personal intervention of
Gcnrrl Pcehmg
Rickenhachcr haeeed his nrsl Gcr-
wan clrli in iple within month
me- had won inc CfniN de Gucrre and
despite his delayed vnirauce into uviA-
tion, he was tho SECOND American Oh
Dee sivcu tho title of ace
Az this luncturc hr net VISTA on
accident that nearly ended his ylreer
as "A flyer
His car drums we've spli, as tho
result of q oO0-ioot iali which eAn.v
after q single handed fisht against
three German piAuos. Tine lp of one
ct the WINES uf the plane i,ickcu
hachef ras pilo,ing was CARRIED away
hy hostile Fokkar and he piunecd
10 earth he was pronounced lrpapa-
tatcd foi further srry.te
Tho former raoius dueor wfpsoi tn
be pat ont of the guunius and yar-
ried his case dwcc, .o General Perish
ing The latter ruled ihat hc s1,N
might light
WON MEDALS.
When he became Captain HicNnu-
hachcr commanded me famous iilt-
in-tho- Rms squadron his Victories
continued 90 pile up. one after the
othor until hc was acclaimed Amer.-
san ace oi aces.
Many OF the medals and cups Won
and conferred upon isrkerharh,r DUR
ing his career are PACKED carr fVlA
away ga the little irama retiase nrfr.
but there are four thinss Als Elizs
beth Rickenbachci his mother values
moio than any thins else 'rhcy -rci
a piecc ~ marble chisliti ln inr
shapo of q hcpk and oearins the iar
scription HOLY Bible"
4 small wooden chest
4 silver cup, embossed with gold.
the championship trophy wen 10y
Rlckcuhachcr ia bitter contest Az
sioux CITY, Iowa. In j0ly ieii. when