(1919-02-05)February 5, 1919 Greensboro, North Carolina
Died
December 25, 1944(1944-12-25) (aged 25) near Liège, German-occupied Belgium
Buried
Lorraine American Cemetery
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Army Air Forces
Years of service
1941 – 1944
Rank
Major
Unit
49th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group
Commands held
328th Fighter Squadron
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star (2) Distinguished Flying Cross (7) Purple Heart Air Medal (7)
George Earl Preddy Jr. (February 5, 1919 – December 25, 1944) was a United States Army Air Forces officer during World War II and an American ace credited with 26.83 enemy air-to-air kills (a number that includes shared one-half and one-third victory credits),[1] ranking him as the top P-51 Mustang ace of World War II and eighth on the list of highest scoring American aces.[2][3]
^"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) George Preddy Greensboro's Ace, North Carolina Museum of History, Office of Archives and History, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, 2005.
^fran adams. "The 'Full House' Painting and History". Archived from the original on December 22, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
^"George Preddy – The Preddy Memorial Foundation". Retrieved February 3, 2021.
George Earl Preddy Jr. (February 5, 1919 – December 25, 1944) was a United States Army Air Forces officer during World War II and an American ace credited...
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pilot on the Eastern Front, became an ace in a day. On 6 August 1944, GeorgePreddy, USAAF 352nd FG, shot down six German Bf 109s. He was the top USAAF...
off of an Oakland woman's clothesline, Bong was reprimanded by General George C. Kenney, commanding officer of the Fourth Air Force, who told him, "If...
Guard . The 352nd Fighter Group had 27 fighter aces, including Major GeorgePreddy, Col. John C. Meyer, Lt. Col. William T. Halton, Capt. John Thornell...
"Punch" – Clennell H. Dickins, Canadian pioneer bush pilot "Ratsy" – GeorgePreddy, P-51 Mustang ace "Red" – Eugene Tobin, American who flew with the RAF...
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battle, nor did he return with his squadron. Boyington's wingman, Captain George Ashmun, was killed in action. In later years, Masajiro "Mike" Kawato claimed...
during the Korean War and flew combat missions in the Vietnam War. GeorgePreddy is best known as the top P-51 Mustang ace of World War II as a pilot...
United States Army colonel, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (Laurinburg) GeorgePreddy (1919–1944), USAF fighter ace (Greensboro) Edward F. Rector (1916–2001)...
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Representatives, having been defeated by another wartime pilot hero, the Democrat George McGovern. Foss tried to re-enter politics in 1962 in a campaign to succeed...
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German surrender on 7 May Major GeorgePreddy (1919–1944 †), flying ace, buried next to his brother Lieutenant William Preddy (1924–1945 †) Anecdote: Sheltered...
Philippine Sea; however, when the nomination reached the desk of Admiral George D. Murray at Pacific Fleet Headquarters in Hawaii, it was downgraded to...
Gregory Boyington (28) Robert S. Johnson (27) Charles H. MacDonald (27) GeorgePreddy (26.83) Joe Foss (26) Robert M. Hanson (25) 20–24 John C. Meyer (24)...
Harrison Thyng, Colonel James P. Hagerstrom, Colonel Vermont Garrison, Major George A. Davis, Jr. and U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel John F. Bolt). Gabreski...
for her self-portraits Carl Pettersson (born 1977), PGA Tour golfer GeorgePreddy (1919–1944), World War II European-theater ace flyer Morgan Radford...
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the 475th Fighter Group in Australia at the behest of Lieutenant General George Kenney, the commanding officer of the Fifth Air Force. In mid-July, McGuire...
Global Information
United States of America
United States Army Air Forces
Major
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star (2)
Distinguished Flying Cross (7)
Purple Heart
Air Medal (7)