A Memorial Day Memory - An Old Man and a Bucket of Shrimp

The story about “The Old Man and a Bucket of Shrimp” is a wonderful and true story about Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, who was an American fighter ace in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient, along with being a Captain in World War II. He was born on October 8, 1890, and died on July 23, 1973. “The Old Man and a Bucket of Shrimp” story is about what he did, after his military serves and after he received a Medal of Honor, and about what he did on the Key Biscayne Beach in Florida, just off off Route 1. Read the full story at www.fggam.org/2014/02/an-old-man-and-a-bucket-of-shrimp/ Eddie Rickenbacker was the founder of Eastern Airlines. Before World War I he was a race car driver. In World War I, he was a pilot and became America’s first ace. In World War II, he was an instructor and military adviser, and he flew missions with the combat pilots.