Emile John Lussier

Name:

Emile John Lussier

Country:

United States

Rank:

Captain

Services:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

Victories:

Born:

10 October 1895

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

October 1974

Place of Death:

Westminster, Maryland, USA

The son of Joseph Emile and Louise Swalwell Lussier, Emile John Lussier was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. In 1910 his father took a job building railroad stations across western Canada.When he enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in 1917, Lussier was living in Medicine Hat, Alberta. A Sopwith Camel pilot, he received a second lieutenant's commission on 29 November 1917. He was posted to 73 Squadron in March 1918, becoming a flight commander in October 1918. After the war, he returned to the United States and took up farming in Westminster, Maryland. During World War II, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Lt. Emile John Lussier.
During recent operations this officer has driven down out of control or destroyed seven enemy machines, and, with the aid of two other pilots, has accounted for a further two. Three of these he destroyed in one day. In these combats he has proved himself an officer of very high courage, eager to attack without regard to the enemy's superiority in numbers.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 November 1918 (30989/12969)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	25 Jul 1918	1900	73	Sopwith Camel (D9438)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	S of Villers
2	25 Jul 1918	1903	73	Sopwith Camel (D9438)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	S of Villers
3	30 Jul 1918	1400	73	Sopwith Camel (D9438)	LVG C (DES) ¹	N of Vezilly
4	08 Aug 1918	1720	73	Sopwith Camel (B2525)	Two-seater (DES) ²	Nesle
5	19 Aug 1918	0810	73	Sopwith Camel (D9438)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	Combles
6	25 Aug 1918	1125	73	Sopwith Camel (E1551)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	Sapignies
7	25 Aug 1918	1830	73	Sopwith Camel (E1551)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	NE of Bapaume
8	25 Aug 1918	1833	73	Sopwith Camel (E1551)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	NE of Bapaume
9	29 Aug 1918	1030	73	Sopwith Camel (E1551)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	NE of Arras
10	15 Sep 1918	1745	73	Sopwith Camel (E1551)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	Aubigny au Bac
11	18 Oct 1918	1500	73	Sopwith Camel (E7184)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	N of Le Cateau

1	Shared with Lt Norman Cooper, Lt A McConnell
2	Shared with Lt Gavin Graham, Lt Robert Chandler

Books

American Aces of World War 1: by Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (September 25, 2001)
Over the Front: by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)
In Clouds of Glory: American Airmen Who Flew With The British During The Great War: by James J. Hudson / Paperback / University of Arkansas Press (October 1, 1990)
Sopwith Camel Aces of World War 1: by Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (March 25, 2003)

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