'' Sous lieutenant'' Henri François Languedoc was a French World War I

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Henri François Languedoc was born in Seraincourt, Val-d'Oise, France on 5 October 1885. Languedoc originally served in the ground forces, enlisting in the cavalry on 21 October 1903. He was promoted to sous lieutenant and transferred into the infantry on 21 March 1915. After being wounded so severely he was invalided from ground service, he joined the flying service on 10 January 1916. On 31 March, he completed pilot's training. He was then assigned to '' Escadrille N.12'' as a

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pilot. On 23 October 1916, he scored his first aerial victory. He would not score again until 23 January 1917, then strung five more victories out until 21 April 1917. Langeduoc was awarded the ''

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'' on 6 January 1917. Previous decorations for service in the ground forces as well as aviation included the ''

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'' with six ''palmes'', two ''etoiles de argent'', and an ''etoile de bronze''.''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'', p. 181 Languedoc would be mortally wounded on 16 July 1917, and die two days later.

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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. . * Franks, Norman (2000). ''Nieuport Aces of World War 1.'' Osprey Publishing. , . {{DEFAULTSORT:Languedoc, Henri 1885 births 1917 deaths French World War I flying aces French military personnel killed in World War I