Thomas McGuire

Thomas Buchanan McGuire
Thomas B McGuire
Born(1920-08-01)August 1, 1920
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 1945(1945-01-07) (aged 24)
Negros, Visayas, Philippine Islands
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army Air Forces
Years of service1941–1945
RankMajor
Unit475th Fighter Group, Fifth Air Force
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsMedal of Honor
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star (3)
Distinguished Flying Cross (6)
Purple Heart (3)
Air Medal (15)
Spouse(s)Marilynn "Pudgy" Giesler

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