History Channel: American Warrior - Billy Fiske

This is the story of Billy Fiske, who was born into a Chicago family of British descent and who became, at the age of 16, the youngest American man to win an Olympic gold medal. But Fiske refused to participate in the 1936 Berlin games because of his opposition to the Nazi regime, and in 1939 he swore his life and devotion to the British Crown in order to join the fight. But even before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Fiske laid down his life... becoming the first American pilot killed in action in World War II.

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