caption serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards image_size placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
90px . medal of honor recipient frank luke , jr. 1917-1918 air service , united states army 29 september 1918 murvaux , france phoenix , arizona united states 23px medal croce al merito di guerra -lrb- italian -rrb- of honor distinguished service cross -lrb- 2 -rrb- 250 place of burial 50px offensive & nbsp ; world war i * meuse-argonne 19 may 1897 `` arizona balloon buster '' second lieutenant -lrb- posthumously promoted to first lieutenant -rrb- frank luke cph.3a45244.jpg frank luke
 frank luke , jr. .
frank luke

frank luke jr. -lrb- may 19 , 1897 -- september 29 , 1918 -rrb- 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 -lrb- rickenbacker was credited with 26 victories , while luke 's official score was 18 -rrb- .
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 .
