A cadre of Sebring Historical Society members, community leaders and interested citizens gathered Tuesday at the Sebring Regional Airport. They were there for the dedication of a wall mural in honor of Major Thomas McGuire.
McGuire was a Sebring High School graduate, a football player and a clarinet player in the high school marching band. He also was a World War II fighter pilot ace who shot down 38 enemy pilots before being shot down himself two days after Christmas in 1945.
Sebring Historical Society President Bobby Lee, himself a US Army Brigadier General, gave an accounting of McGuire’s life – both his time in Sebring and an accounting of his phenomenal career in the US Army Air Corps. During his time, McGuire flew some 325 missions and got credit for 38 enemy kills (although there may have been more). He was the second highest scoring ace of all time.
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