Frank Luke Jr. was an American fighter ace

Fighter Ace

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, ranking second among U.S. Army Air Service

United States Army Air Service

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 pilots after Captain Eddie Rickenbacker

Eddie Rickenbacker

Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient. He was also a race car driver and automotive designer, a government consultant in military matters and a pioneer in air transportation, particularly as the longtime head of Eastern Air Lines.-Early...

 in number of aerial victories during World War I

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 (Rickenbacker was credited with 26 victories, while Luke's official score was 18). Frank Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor

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. Luke Air Force Base

Luke Air Force Base

Luke Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located seven miles west of the central business district of Glendale, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is also about west of Phoenix, Arizona....

, Arizona, a U.S. Air Force pilot training installation since World War II, is named in his honor.
Luke was born May 19, 1897 in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

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 after his family emigrated from Germany to America in 1873 and settled in Arizona.