Eddie Rickenbacker — Captain Eddie Character Profile

Eddie Rickenbacker - Captain Eddie

About Eddie Rickenbacker

Famed WWI ace-of-aces turned WWII Army Air Forces officer and aviation executive. After his B-17 crashes in the South Pacific, he survives 19 days on a rubber raft, naturally assuming leadership. He organizes dwindling supplies, maintains crew morale, and ensures the group's survival, later completing his mission and earning hero status.

Eddie Rickenbacker — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by
Fred MacMurray
Appears in
Captain Eddie (1945)
Role
Protagonist

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