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| Name: |
Jean Pie Hyacinthe Paul Jerome Casale |
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France |
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Sous Lieutenant |
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French Air Service |
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MF8, N23, N67, Spa38, Spa156 |
| Victories: |
13 |
| Born: |
24 September 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Olmeta di Tuda (Corsica) |
| Died: |
23 June 1923 |
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Jean Casale, Marquis de Montferato, joined the army in 1913. On 1 October 1914, he transferred to the French Air Service. Serving with N23 and Spa38, he scored 13 victories by the end of the war. |
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| Médaille Militaire |
| "Pilot of exceptional courage who, for more than a year, has rendered distinguished service in an Army Corps Escadrille, then in a pursuit Escadrille. Specializing in reconnaissances of long duration, he always executed these missions by having numerous and difficult aerial combats. On 26 April 1916, attacked by two enemy planes, he put them to flight successively and continued his reconnaissance although his plane was seriously hit by enemy bullets. Already cited in army orders." Médaille Militaire citation |
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| Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur |
| "Pursuit pilot of exceptional strength and bravery. Since the battle of Verdun, he has had more than 90 combats, returning several times with his plane riddled by enemy bullets. Decorated with the Médaille Militaire in May 1916, he has since downed five enemy aircraft. On 11 February 1917, he attacked a balloon, strafing it to a very low altitude. Pursued during the course of this attack by two enemy planes, he engaged them in the most violent combat at 10 kilometers behind their lines; he returned with his plane badly damaged."Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
08 Jul 1915 |
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N23 |
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EA |
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| 2 |
02 Sep 1916 |
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N23 |
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EA |
Dieppe |
| 3 |
22 Sep 1916 |
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N23 |
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EA 1 |
N of Douaumont |
| 4 |
24 Nov 1916 |
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N23 |
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Balloon |
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| 5 |
10 Dec 1916 |
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N23 |
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EA |
Brabant-sur-Meuse |
| 6 |
06 Feb 1917 |
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N23 |
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EA |
Wavrille |
| 7 |
28 Mar 1917 |
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N23 |
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EA 2 |
Dieppe |
| 8 |
10 May 1917 |
1030 |
N23 |
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LVG C 3 |
Charmontois |
| 9 |
21 Sep 1917 |
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N23 |
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EA 4 |
N of Douaumont |
| 10 |
01 Jun 1918 |
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Spa38 |
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Balloon 5 |
Reims-Epernay |
| 11 |
20 Jul 1918 |
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Spa38 |
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Fokker D.VII |
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| 12 |
29 Oct 1918 |
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Spa38 |
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EA |
N of Rethel |
| 13 |
01 Nov 1918 |
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Spa38 |
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Two-seater 6 |
Sissone |
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| 1 |
Shared with Adj Maxime Lenoir |
| 2 |
Shared with Adj Bertel |
| 3 |
Shared with Sgt Legendre |
| 4 |
Shared with Adj Melin, S/Lt de Martemart |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt Georges Madon |
| 6 |
Shared with Adj Fabre |
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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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