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Frank Luke

Frank Luke, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1918)

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Born
May 19, 1897
Died
September 29, 1918
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1897

About Frank Luke

Frank Luke Jr. was an American fighter ace credited with 19 aerial victories, ranking him second among United States Army Air Service (USAAS) pilots during World War I, after Eddie Rickenbacker. Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor and first USAAS ace in a day. Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, a United States Air Force pilot training installation since World War II, is named in his honor. Luke's final flight took place during the first phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. After the United States Army obtained sworn testimony from French and American sources, Luke was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.

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The world when Frank Luke was born

Frank Luke was born in 1897. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
  • Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Frank Luke's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18972026
Population70.0M341 million

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