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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
61 Charley, Reginald Morse
18 Apr 1918*
62 Chartoire, Louis-Antoine
63 Chavannes, Fernand Henri
64 Clement, Carleton Main
14 Jul 1917*
65 Coadou, Arthur Marie Marcel
66 Collishaw, Raymond
67 Condemine, Theophile Henri
68 Connelly, James Alexander
69 Cook, Everett Richard
70 Coolidge, Hamilton
* Gazetted
 
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