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| Name: |
Jean Georges Bouyer |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Sous Lieutenant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
N49; Spa49 |
| Victories: |
11 |
| Born: |
12 January 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) |
| Died: |
16 January 1926 |
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| Place of Death: |
Louveroy |
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Bouyer joined the army on 15 December 1911. After serving with the infantry, he transferred to aviation on 25 December 1914. He received a pilot's brevet (5957) on 25 March 1917 and was assigned to Escadrille N49 on 16 May 1917. With this unit he scored 11 victories by the end of the war. |
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| Médaille Militaire |
| "Brilliant pursuit pilot who always gives the highest example of modesty, skill and audacity. On 9 December 1917, after a hard combat, he succeeded in shooting down his 3rd enemy aircraft behind our lines." Médaille Militaire citation, 4 January 1918 |
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| Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur |
| "Elite pursuit pilot who is an example of devotion to all his unit through his splendid qualities of determination and bravery. Has downed in flames, behind its lines, an enemy aircraft reporting therewith his 8th victory. Médaille Militaire for feats of war. Five citations." Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation, 27 July 1918 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
25 Jun 1917 |
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N49 |
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LVG C |
Seppois-Rechezy |
| 2 |
07 Jul 1917 |
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N49 |
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EA |
Saurces-Rechezy |
| 3 |
07 Dec 1917 |
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N49 |
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EA |
E of Burnhaupt |
| 4 |
09 Dec 1917 |
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N49 |
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Two-seater 1 |
Gewevheim |
| 5 |
13 Dec 1917 |
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N49 |
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EA |
Montbeilard |
| 6 |
19 Feb 1918 |
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Spa 49 |
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EA |
Pfetterhausen |
| 7 |
18 May 1918 |
0950 |
Spa 49 |
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Scout 2 |
Burnhaupt |
| 8 |
08 Jul 1918 |
0907 |
Spa 49 |
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Rumpler C 2 |
Burnhaupt |
| 9 |
19 Jul 1918 |
0610 |
Spa 49 |
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Albatros 2 |
Cernay-Guerweiler |
| 10 |
19 Jul 1918 |
0615 |
Spa 49 |
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Albatros 2 |
Sulz |
| 11 |
21 Oct 1918 |
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Spa 49 |
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Two-seater 3 |
Mulhausen |
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| 1 |
Shared with S/Lt Hirsch |
| 2 |
Shared with Adj Paul Hamot |
| 3 |
Shared with S/Lt Alexandre Bretillon, Adj Maurice Arnoux, Adj Paul Hamot |
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| Books |
- Over the Front
- by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)
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