Allegiance France Died December 27, 1916 Name Pierre Violet-Marty | Rank Adjutant | |
Unit Escadrille No. 55, Escadrille No. 57 Awards Medaille militaire, Croix de Guerre with five Palmes and an etoile de vermeil, British Military Medal, Mentioned in Dispatches three times | ||
Service/branch Artillery; aviation | ||
Adjutant Pierre Augustin François Violet-Marty was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Violet-Marty joined the artillery at the beginning of the war, but soon switched to aviation. In May 1915, he was posted to Escadrille 55, which was equipped with Maurice Farmans. He won the Médaille militaire on 17 September 1916, then requested transfer to fighters. He shifted to Nieuports with Escadrille 57 on 29 September 1916. Between 6 October and 17 December 1916, he downed three enemy airplanes. On 27 December, he downed two more German planes and was killed in the process.
Honors and awards
Médaille militaire
"Remarkable pilot, admired by both his leaders and his comrades for his courage, strength and coolness. On 6 August 1916 he put a Fokker to flight during a combat in which his plane was hit by two bullets. On 11 August he calmly carried out an artillery spotting mission amidst heavy shelling, until his observer was wounded. Then on 26 August he flew over attacking troops at low altitude in spite of the most unfavourable atmospheric circumstances. Already cited in orders three times."