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Hector Garaud [France]

Name:Hector Eugene Joseph Garaud
Country:France
Rank:Sous Lieutenant
Service:French Air Service
Squadrons:V97; Spa38
Victories:13
Born:27 August 1897
Place of Birth:Saint Antoine
Died:2 April 1940Killed In Flying Accident
Place of Death:
Légion d'Honneur
Médaille Militaire
Croix de Guerre with 8 Palms and 2 Etoiles
Hector Garaud

Notes
Garaud entered the French Air Service in 1915 and became a pilot the following year. During the war, he accumulated 495 hours of flight time. On 26 March 1918, he was wounded when a bullet passed through his right lung. He was wounded again on 3 October 1918 when a fragment from an exploding shell hit him in the face.

Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
"Pursuit pilot beyond compare, he has downed eleven enemy planes. He was seriously wounded after having downed his 12th plane." Légion d'Honneur citation

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