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. Also a boxer and a jazz musician, he was called "L'Hirondelle noire" in French.
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Bullard during World War I
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
Statue at the Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)
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Connected to Eugene 6
Robert NivelleAlso won Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914-1918
Vincent AuriolAlso won Croix du combattant volontaire 1914-1918
Władysław AndersAlso won Inter-Allied Victory medal (France)
Robert MerleAlso won Combatant's Cross
Abbé PierreAlso won Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939-1945
Pierre ClostermannAlso won Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free FranceAbout this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1961 · aged 66
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