WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following feature: During World War II, Army Air Corps Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr. was a legend. The young pilot became one of the top-scoring airmen in U.S. air combat history in a very short time frame. His skills and prowess in the air also helped him earn the Medal of Honor over Christmas 1944. McGuire was born Aug. 1, 1920, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, to parents Thomas and Pauline. He was the only child of the fairly affluent c  more