Thomas McGuire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas McGuire

United States Army officer

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1920

Place of Birth: Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1945

Profession: military personnel, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr.
(August 1, 1920 – January 7, 1945) was an Irish 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. 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.