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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
181 Lecoq De Kerland, Marie Charles Maurice
182 Lefevre, Charles Eugene Joseph Marie
3 Palms, 1 Silver Star, 1 Bronze Star
183 Lenoir, Maxime Albert
184 Leroy De Boiseaumarie, Pierre Marie Gabriel Vincent Ernest
185 Levy (Lévy), André Robert
2 Palms, 2 Bronze Stars
186 Lienhart, Georges Frederic
187 Little, Robert Alexander
20 Jul 1917*
188 Loste, Jean Augustin Paul Joseph
189 Lufbery, Gervais Raoul
190 MacArthur, John Knox
* Gazetted
 
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