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Marcel Laurent Henriot was a French World War I

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ...

credited with six confirmed aerial victories.The Aerodrome websit

Retrieved 13 August 2020.

Biography

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Aerial victory standards of World War I During World War I, the national air services involved developed their own methods of assessing and assigning credit for aerial victories. For various reasons, all belligerents engaged in overclaiming aerial victories to a greater or lesser degre ...

Marcel Laurent Henriot was born in

Saulnot Saulnot is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Saône Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. In 1973 it absorbed two former communes: Corcelles and Gonvillars.

, France on 3 September 1896.''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'', pp. 175 - 176 He began a four year military enlistment on 2 January 1915, being assigned to artillery. On 29 June 1916, he transferred to aviation to learn to fly. He graduated training on 1 December 1916, receiving Military Pilot's Brevet No. 4998. After advanced training, he was posted to ''

Escadrille 65 ''Escadrille 65'' of the French Air Force was established during World War I. It was founded at Lyon-Bron Airport on 2 August 1915. History Though it was equipped with a mixed bag of aircraft, it was designated as ''Escadrille C 65'' for its C ...

'' on 19 March 1917. On 24 April 1917, he shot a German scout for his first aerial victory. He scored a couple more victories in late 1917. On 1 January 1918, having previously been promoted through lower enlisted ranks, he was promoted to

. He would shoot down three more German aircraft during the latter part of 1918, with the last victory being on 28 September 1918. Henriot would end the war having been awarded the ''

Médaille militaire The ''Médaille militaire'' (, "Military Medal") 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 the French Republic, ...

'', and the ''

Croix de Guerre The (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awarded during World ...

'' with five palms. Marcel Laurent Henriot died in

Nantes Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...

, France on 19 November 1952.

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* Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). ''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'' London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. . 1896 births 1952 deaths French World War I flying aces People from Haute-Saône {{france-mil-bio-stub