George Preddy

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Greensboro native Major George Preddy was credited with 26.83 enemy air-to-air kills, ranking him as the top P-51 Mustang ace of World War II and sixth on the list of all-time highest scoring American aces. Business Interstate 85 through Greensboro has been given the street name "Preddy Boulevard" in his honor. His brother was also a high-ranking ace in World War II.

[edit] References

  1. http://www.acepilots.com/usaaf_preddy.html - website article
  2. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1855324474/ - book about wwII aces that mentions Preddy often
  3. http://www.afa.org/magazine/valor/1287valor.asp - one magazine article
  4. http://www.ozarkairfieldartworks.com/majorgeorgepreddy.html - Portrait of the flyer
  5. http://www.starduststudios.com/American.htm - more pictures of him
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