Thomas McGuire Military person

Thomas Buchanan McGuire, Jr. (August 1, 1920–January 7, 1945) was one of the most decorated American combat pilots of World War II. He was the second highest scoring American ace of the war and was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. McGuire was memorialized by the renaming of Fort Dix Army Air Force Base in Burlington County, New Jersey, to McGuire Air Force Base in 1948.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 01, 1920
Birth place	New Jersey , Ridgewood New Jersey
Date of death	January 07, 1945
Place of death	Killed in action
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery

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Military person

award	Purple Heart Silver Star Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Air Medal Medal of Honor Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations	World War II
military branch	United States Army Air Forces
military unit	53d Weapons Evaluation Group
service start	1941
service end	1945