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An ace is a military aviator or airman credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft. The term ace originated in World War I when French newspapers described Adolphe Pègoud as l'as (French for ace) after he shot down five German aircraft.
 
  Name   Date of Death  
1141 Taylor, Merrill Samuel 07 Jul 1918 (25) KIA
1142 Gerard, Jacques 03 Jul 1918 (28) KIA
1143 Reinhard, Wilhelm 03 Jul 1918 (27) KIFA
1144 Callaghan, Joseph Cruess 02 Jul 1918 (25) KIA
1145 Jones, Percy Griffith 02 Jul 1918 (29) KIA
1146 Montrion, René 28 Jun 1918 (22) KIA
1147 Eaton, Edward Carter 26 Jun 1918 (20) KIA
1148 Hasdenteufel, Marius René Marie 26 Jun 1918 (24) KIFA
1149 Schoenfelder (Schönfelder), Kurt 26 Jun 1918 (24) KIA
1150 Steinhaeuser (Steinhäuser), Werner 26 Jun 1918 (25) KIA
1151 Schulz, Wilhelm 25 Jun 1918 (21) KIA
1152 Henderson, Ian Henry David 21 Jun 1918 KIFA
1153 Redler, Harold Bolton 21 Jun 1918 (21) KIFA
1154 Pearson, William Reginald Guy 20 Jun 1918 KIFA
1155 Saune, Basile Felicien 20 Jun 1918 (31) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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