Birth name Paul Joannes Sauvage Name Paul Sauvage Rank Sergeant | Service/branch Aviation Allegiance France | |
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Died 7 January 1917
E of Maisonette Unit Escadrille 65, Escadrille 38 | ||
Sergent Paul Joannes Sauvage was a French World War I flying ace credited with eight confirmed and six unconfirmed aerial victories. He was originally posted to fly a Nieuport for Escadrille 65, and scored his first victory with them on 16 July 1916. He became the youngest French ace on 2 October, and held that distinction until his death by anti-aircraft fire on January 7, 1917.
Honors and awards
Médaille militaire
"Sergent pilot of Escadrille N65. Young pursuit pilot who has rapidly been classed among the best, thanks to his strength and highly remarkable sense of duty. On 3 November 1916 he downed his sixth German plane which crashed in flames behind enemy lines. Has been cited three times in army orders."
References
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