Thomas McGuire

United States Army officer (1920–1945)

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Lived 1920–1945, aged 25United States

United States

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1920–1945
Aged 25
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Updated 2026-07-22

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.