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| Name: |
Pierre Marinovitch |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Sous Lieutenant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
N38; Spa94 |
| Victories: |
21 |
| Born: |
01 August 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Paris |
| Died: |
02 October 1919 |
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| Place of Death: |
Brussels, Belgium |
| Cemetery: |
Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France  |
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Educated in Paris and Ireland, Pierre Marinovitch enlisted in the army on 12 February 1916. He served with 27e Régiment de Dragons before he transferred to the French Air Service on 14 July 1916. He received a Pilot's Brevet on 15 November 1916. After additional training, he joined N38 on 19 March 1917 but ill health forced him into the hospital. When he recovered, he was reassigned to N94 (later Spa94) for the duration of the war. By the time the Armistice was signed, Marinovitch had achieved 21 victories and was the highest scoring ace in his Escadrille. |
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| Médaille Militaire |
| "Accomplished pursuit pilot, volunteers for all the perilous missions, showing undeniable and admirable audacity and ardor. Has had more than thirty combats, returning often with his plane riddled by bullets and shrapnel. On 22 December 1917, he downed his third enemy plane. Two citations."
Médaille Militaire citation |
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| Légion d'Honneur |
| "A pursuit pilot of very great courage. Gained the admiration of his Escadrille by facing his very difficult daily aerial combats with exemplary audacity and ardor. Downed his seventh enemy plane in two months, and was particularly distinguished during the course of actual operations by reporting his thirteenth victory. Médaille Militaire for feats of war. Six citations."
Legion d'Honneur citation |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
08 Sep 1917 |
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N94 |
Nieuport 24 |
Albatros 1 |
St. Hilaire-le-Petit |
| 2 |
05 Dec 1917 |
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N94 |
Nieuport 24 |
Rumpler C |
Baconnes |
| 3 |
22 Dec 1917 |
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N94 |
Nieuport 24 |
Rumpler C |
N of Pont Faverger |
| 4 |
01 Jan 1918 |
1415 |
N94 |
Nieuport 24 |
Rumpler C |
Beine |
| 5 |
19 Jan 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Albatros D.V 2 |
Beine |
| 6 |
15 May 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Two-seater |
Esserteaux-Amiens |
| 7 |
19 May 1918 |
1900 |
Spa94 |
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Rumpler C 3 |
SE of Moreuil |
| 8 |
31 May 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Two-seater |
Ambleny |
| 9 |
31 May 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Fokker DR.I |
Villers-Cotterêts |
| 10 |
05 Jun 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Two-seater |
E of Faverolles |
| 11 |
09 Jun 1918 |
1010 |
Spa94 |
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Two-seater |
St. Paul-aux-Bois |
| 12 |
01 Jul 1918 |
1715 |
Spa94 |
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Rumpler C |
Monnes |
| 13 |
15 Jul 1918 |
1020 |
Spa94 |
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Rumpler C |
Moronvillers |
| 14 |
17 Aug 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Fokker D.VII |
Roye |
| 15 |
17 Aug 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Two-seater |
Roye |
| 16 |
05 Oct 1918 |
1130 |
Spa94 |
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Fokker D.VII |
E of Challeronge |
| 17 |
09 Oct 1918 |
1530 |
Spa94 |
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Rumpler C |
Semide |
| 18 |
18 Oct 1918 |
1550 |
Spa94 |
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Two-seater 4 |
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| 19 |
27 Oct 1918 |
1405 |
Spa94 |
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Fokker D.VII |
Lethour |
| 20 |
03 Nov 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Two-seater 5 |
Le Chesne |
| 21 |
03 Nov 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Two-seater 6 |
Le Chesne |
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| 1 |
Shared with S/Lt Parizet |
| 2 |
Shared with Cpl Chehore |
| 3 |
Shared with S/Lt de Fleurieu |
| 4 |
Shared with Adj Ondet |
| 5 |
Shared with Sgt Grimouille |
| 6 |
Shared with MdL Froussard |
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