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| Name: |
Omer Paul Demeuldre |
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France |
| Rank: |
Sous Lieutenant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
MF63; Spa84 |
| Victories: |
13 |
| Born: |
08 March 1892 |
| Place of Birth: |
Cambrai |
| Died: |
03 May 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
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Enlisting in 1912, Demeuldre was a mechanic in the French Air Service when the war began. He flew missions as a gunner/observer, shooting down his first enemy aircraft, before becoming a pilot in October 1916. He was posthumously awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. |
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| Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur |
| "An exceptional pursuit pilot whose high morals, initiative, and bravery excite the admiration and emulation of his comrades in combat. He has downed thirteen enemy planes, ten of them in four months. On 3 May 1918, he fell in an all out battle during an attack at close quarters with an enemy two-seater, leaving behind the highest example of gallantry and young ardor." Légion d'Honneur citation |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
07 Sep 1915 |
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MF 63 |
1 |
Albatros |
Bois de Forges |
| 2 |
23 May 1917 |
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MF 63 |
2 |
Scout |
E of Itancourt |
| 3 |
30 Oct 1917 |
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Spa84 |
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EA |
Aboddage |
| 4 |
15 Dec 1917 |
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Spa84 |
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Albatros |
W of Hans |
| 5 |
22 Dec 1917 |
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Spa84 |
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DFW C |
St. Jean-sur-Tourbe |
| 6 |
23 Dec 1917 |
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Spa84 |
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DFW C |
Hurlus |
| 7 |
03 Jan 1918 |
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Spa84 |
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EA |
Foret de Brimont |
| 8 |
03 Feb 1918 |
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Spa84 |
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EA |
St. Souplet |
| 9 |
03 Feb 1918 |
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Spa84 |
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EA 3 |
Prunay |
| 10 |
08 Mar 1918 |
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Spa84 |
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Rumpler C |
Foret de Coucy |
| 11 |
16 Mar 1918 |
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Spa84 |
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Rumpler C |
NE of Anizy |
| 12 |
23 Mar 1918 |
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Spa84 |
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EA 3 |
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| 13 |
14 Apr 1918 |
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Spa84 |
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Two-seater 4 |
Leplessier |
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| 1 |
Pilot Sgt Teulon |
| 2 |
Observer Sgt Lemarc |
| 3 |
Shared with Sgt Prouvost |
| 4 |
Shared with Lt de Vaubicourt |
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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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