Médaille militaire
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The Médaille militaire is a military decoration of the French Republic for other ranks for meritorious service and acts of bravery in action against an enemy force. It is the third highest award of th
Badge of the Médaille militaire (obverse)
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, a recipient of the Médaille militaire
WW1 African American fighter pilot Eugene Bullard, a recipient of the Médaille militaire
Marshal of France, Great Britain and Poland, Ferdinand Foch, a recipient of the Médaille militaire
Eugene Bullard
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Eugene Jacques Bullard was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few Black combat pilots during World War I
Médaille militaire
…World War 1 pilot Arthur Bluethenthal United States (posthumous) World War 1 African American fighter pilot Eugene Jacques Bullard United States Sergeant Louis-Ferdinand Céline…
Bullard in his later years, wearing on his shoulder the croix de guerre Fourragère, 170th Regiment distinction, and the cap of French war veterans
Bullard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris, 1954
Plaque of Bullard at the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame