Thomas McGuire
✓ Source-basedfallingUnited States Army officer (1920-1945)
United StatesLived 1920 to 1945 · aged 24Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr. was an American United States Army major who was killed in action while serving as a member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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The top two American aces of World War II: Majors Richard Bong (left) and "Tommy" McGuire (right) in November 1944![Major McGuire, commander of the 431st Fighter Squadron, next to his P-38L Pudgy (V) in 1944[5]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Thomas_McGuire.jpg)
Major McGuire, commander of the 431st Fighter Squadron, next to his P-38L Pudgy (V) in 1944[5]
Plaque honoring McGuire at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Major McGuire Memorial on Negros Island, Republic of the Philippines
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
P-38 Lightning Pudgy static display at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstAwards 8
Connected to Thomas 6
Jean-Pierre BlanchardAlso won Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey
George KenneyAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame
William H. RupertusAlso won World War II Victory Medal
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.Also won National Aviation Hall of Fame
Howard UnruhAlso won World War II Victory Medal
Herb KelleherAlso won Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New JerseyAbout this person
Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr. was an American United States Army major who was killed in action while serving as a member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the second-highest scoring American ace of the war.
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