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| Name: |
Jean Pierre Marie Joseph de Gaillard de la Valden |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Marechal-des-Logis |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
MF123
Spa95 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
02 September 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Tusserve (Aix-les-Bains) |
| Died: |
26 August 1977 |
| Place of Death: |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
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| Médaille Militaire |
| "Caporal of Escadrille MF123; a pilot of great initiative and very adroit. Always prepared to undertake the most perilous missions. On 14 March 1916, he did not hesitate to engage in combat with three enemy planes, and, although flying a plane inferior in speed, he protected himself from his adversaries by dint of his skill, superior morale and initiative. The battle was terminated by the vertical fall of one enemy plane." Médaille Militaire citation, 24 May 1916 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
14 Mar 1916 |
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MF123 |
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Aviatik C 1 |
Cernay |
| 2 |
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MF123 |
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EA |
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| 3 |
12 Oct 1916 |
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MF123 |
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EA |
Oberndorf |
| 4 |
28 Jun 1918 |
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Spa95 |
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Two-seater |
Dommers |
| u/c |
21 May 1918 |
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Spa95 |
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Scout |
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| u/c |
21 May 1918 |
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Spa95 |
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Scout |
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| 5 |
03 Aug 1918 |
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Spa95 |
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Two-seater |
Jonchery |
| u/c |
29 Aug 1918 |
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Spa95 |
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Fokker D.VII |
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| u/c |
15 Sep 1918 |
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Spa95 |
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EA |
St. Die |
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| 1 |
Observer Soldat Breton |
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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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