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Maurice Joseph Emile Robert was a French World War I

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credited with five aerial victories.

Biography

Maurice Joseph Emile Robert was born in

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, France on 19 January 1893. Robert began his military service on 7 April 1913 as an artilleryman. On 16 August 1914, as World War I roared into being, Robert was transferred to aviation duty, being posted to ''Escadrille DO.22'', a Dorand DO.1 squadron. In May 1915, he was sent for pilot's training. On 26 December 1915, he was granted Military Pilot's Brevet. He would spend more than a year in advanced instruction before being posted to ''Escadrille C.61'' as a

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pilot on 3 February 1916. He was shifted to a

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fighter squadron, ''

Escadrille N.92 ''Escadrille Spa.92'' was a French fighter squadron active during the First World War from mid-1917 until the Armistice. Independent in operations until June 1918, they then became part of ''Groupe de Combat 22''. By war's end, ''Escadrille Spa.9 ...

'', on 3 May 1917. On the 24th of that month, he shot down a

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in a victory shared by

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. He shot down two more later in 1917, and was awarded the ''

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'' after his third victory. On 29 January 1918, he was promoted to

. He shot down two more German airplanes that year, with his fifth victory on 30 June making him an

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. He was killed in action on 19 July 1918.

Honors and awards

'': "Pilot of Escadrille N92, non-commissioned officer remarkable for his bravery and

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