Adjutant Paul Hamot was a French World War I

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Biography

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Paul Hamot was born in Montherlant, France, on 30 September 1891. His initial military service was with an artillery regiment. He was severely wounded in action. Upon recovery, he was selected for pilot training in January 1916. On 16 June, he received his Military Pilot's Brevet, No. 3686, upon graduating training. He joined '' Escadrille Spa49'' on 16 October 1917.''Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'', p. 174. Hamot teamed with Jean Bouyer to shoot down four German airplanes—a German scout on 18 May 1918, a two-seater on 8 July, and a pair of

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es on the 19th. On 1 August 1918, Hamot was promoted to

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joined Hamot and Bouyer in shooting down a two-seater on 21 October 1918 for Hamot's fifth victory. Paul Hamot earned the ''

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'', '' Médaille Militaire '', and the ''

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'' with a minimum of three palms. Paul Hamot died in

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, France, on 18 October 1956.

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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. . 1891 births 1956 deaths French World War I flying aces {{france-mil-bio-stub