Sergente André Louis Bosson (1894–1918) was a French World War I
flying ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
credited with seven aerial victories, including one shared with
Jean-Paul Favre de Thierrens
Jean-Paul Jacques Favre de Thierrens (18 February 189517 October 1973) was a World War I flying ace credited with five confirmed aerial victories and one unconfirmed one. His courageous service would earn him the ''Légion d'honneur'' and the ''Cr ...
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[The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/bosson.php Retrieved on 21 May 2010.]
Military service
Bosson began military service as a sapper on 6 September 1914. He would serve as such valorously until 1917. He would transfer to pilot's training, receiving his Military Pilot's Brevet on 25 September 1917.
Posted to ''Escadrille Spa62'', he would score seven confirmed victories between 9 March and 4 June 1918. He was killed in action on 20 July 1918.
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During his military career, he had earned both the '']Médaille Militaire
The ''Médaille militaire'' ( en, Military Medal) is a military decoration of the French Republic for other ranks for meritorious service and acts of bravery in action against an enemy force. It is the third highest award of the French Republic, ...
'' and the ''Croix de Guerre
The ''Croix de Guerre'' (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awa ...
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Endnotes
References
* Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). ''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918.'' London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. .
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1894 births
1918 deaths
French World War I flying aces
French military personnel killed in World War I