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François Guerrier
Adjutant Francis Guerrier (1896-1969) was a French World War I flying ace and balloon buster credited with five aerial victories over enemy observation balloons.The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/guerrier.php Retrieved 29 July 2020 Biography Guerrier was born in Treffieux, France. During World War I, he served with an infantry regiment. He won a ''Croix de Guerre'' with bronze star on 27 April 1917. Subsequently, he was transferred to aviation duty. Beginning 16 May 1918, he began scoring victories over enemy observation balloons. By war's end, he had succeeded in downing, singly or with others, five of the enemy craft despite the extreme hazards involved. He not only won the ''Croix de Guerre'' with three ''palmes'', an ''etoile de vermeil'', and three ''etoiles de bronze'', but also appointment to the ''Légion d'honneur'' as a chevalier. Additionally, he won the ''Médaille Militaire The ''Médaille militaire'' ( en, Military Medal) is a military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treffieux
Treffieux (; br, Trefieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loire-Atlantique {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |