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Name: Pierre Gustave Gaudermen
Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Médaille Militaire
Croix de Guerre with 5 or more Palms
Country: France
Rank: Sous Lieutenant
Service: French Air Service
Units: MF5, N68, V110, V114
Victories: 5
Born: 20 October 1882
Place of Birth: Paris
Died: 20 December 1948
Place of Death: Paris
 
 
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Médaille Militaire
"Pilot of escadrille Spa68, a pilot of rare valor, winning the affection of his comrades by setting a constant example of bravery. On 5 February 1918, with one of his comrades, in front of the German lines he attacked a group of four enemy pursuit planes. He downed one of them and forced a second to land disabled. Four citations." Médaille Militaire citation, 29 April 1918
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 04 Sep 1917 N68   Two-seater 1 N of Bois de Pretre
2 05 Feb 1918 N68   Albatros D 1 Thiaucourt
u/c 05 Feb 1918 N68   Albatros D Thiaucourt
3 17 Jun 1918 N68   EA 2  
4 26 Sep 1918 N68   EA 2 W of Ville-sur-Tourbe
5 18 Oct 1918 N68   Scout NE of Grand Pre

1 Shared with Adj Gaudry
2 Shared with Lt R Sinclaire
 
Books
Over the Front
by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)
 
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