Marcel Anatole Hugues

Name:

Country:

France

Rank:

Capitaine

Service:

French Air Service

Units:

MF22; N77, N81, Spa95

Victories:

Born:

05 January 1892

Place of Birth:

Belfort, France

Died:

14 July 1982

Place of Death:

Fontainebleau, France

Marcel Anatole Hugues joined the French army in 1910. After serving with an infantry regiment for three years, he reenlisted and rose to the rank of Sergent-major by the beginning of the war. In 1915 he was promoted to Sous Lieutenant, transferred to the French Air Service at Avord and received a Pilot's Brevet in July 1916. In March 1918, Hugues assumed command of Spa95 and was promoted to Capitaine in June. He retired from the military in 1933 but returned to service during World War II, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and assuming command of Groupe de Chasse II/5.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	14 Feb 1917		N77		EA	N of Custines
2	20 May 1917		N97		EA
3	04 Jun 1917		N97		EA ¹
4	22 Jul 1917		N81		Balloon
5	27 Jul 1917		N81		EA ²
6	20 Aug 1917		N81		Two-seater ³	Bois de Forges
7	26 Aug 1917		N81		EA ⁴	Bois de Consenvoye
8	05 Dec 1917		N81		EA ⁵	Rozeweiler
9	10 Dec 1917		N81		Two-seater ⁶	N of Recicourt
10	23 Dec 1917		N81		Two-seater ⁷	Bois de Landrecourt
11	11 Apr 1918		Spa95		EA	Mesnil-St. George
12	03 May 1918		Spa95		EA ⁸

1	Shared with Lt Armand Pinsard
2	Shared with Adj Bonneau
3	Shared with S/Lt Adrien Leps
4	Shared with Adj Andre Herbelin, Sgt Gabriel Guérin
5	Shared with Adj Andre Herbelin, Adj Levecque
6	Shared with Lt Adrien Leps, Adj Andre Herbelin
7	Shared with S/Lt Mouquet
8	Shared with Sgt Fleury

Books

Over the Front: by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)