A crack mechanic, Victor E. Bertrandias was the crew chief for Captain
Eddie Rickenbacker's 94th Aero Squadron in World War I. He received a
battlefield commission and stayed in the U.S. Army Air Corps through
World War II, eventually rising to the rank of Major General, U. S. Air
Force. He retired as a Vice President of Douglas Aircraft (later
McDonnell-Douglas) and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
