Lieutenant Lucien Eugene Cayol (1893-1960) was a French

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

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credited with five aerial victories. He was wounded three times within eight months in defense of his country.The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/cayol.php Retrieved 1 August 2020.

Biography

Lucien Eugene Cayol was born in Bouches du Rhone, France on 27 November 1893. Enlisting in the French army for three years on 16 May 1913, he was a sergeant when World War I broke out. Serving in the ranks, he was wounded on 26 September 1914, 12 May 1915, and 25 May 1915. He received a brevet commission on 17 April 1916. On 10 May 1917, he was awarded the '' Legion d'Honneur''. A week later, he was promoted to lieutenant. On 11 October 1917, he began pilot's training; he received his Military Pilot's Brevet on 26 November. Posted to ''Escadrille 65'' on 13 May 1918, he won two victories flying with them. He was then transferred to ''Escadrille 65'' on 10 September 1918, with whom he scored three more victories.Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 128 Cayol won the ''

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'' in addition to the ''Legion d'Honneur''. He died in Paris on 22 October 1960.

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Reference

* 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. . 1893 births 1960 deaths French World War I flying aces {{france-mil-bio-stub