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Country: France
Established: 8 April 1915
Criteria:
Croix de Guerre
During World War I, the Croix de Guerre was awarded for bravery to military personnel mentioned in dispatches. Recipients of the Légion d'Honneur and Médaille Militaire were automatically entitled to the Croix de Guerre. For subsequent acts of bravery, the recipient was awarded a bronze palm leaf for Army citations, a gold star for Corps citations, a silver star for Division citations or a bronze star for Brigade and Regimental citations:

Régiment and Brigade citations étoile de bronze
Division citations étoile d'argent
Corps citations étoile de vermeil
Armée citations palme de bronze

1 palme d'argent equals = 5 palmes de bronze
 
Recipients - World War I Aces
131 Goulding, Acheson Gosford
21 Sep 1918*
132 Graham, Gray Gavin Lynedoch
15 Jul 1919*
133 Grange, Edward Rochfort
28 Feb 1922*
134 Gray, William Edrington
07 Feb 1919*
135 Green, Charles Duncan Bremner
136 Green, Gilbert Ware Murlis
02 Jun 1917*
137 Green, Wilfrid Barratt
15 Jul 1919*
138 Gros, Louis Prosper
139 Guerin (Guérin), Gabriel Fernand Charles
15 palmes, 2 etoiles de bronze
140 Guertiau, Julien Anatole
* Gazetted
 
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