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| Name: |
Jean Seraphin Benjamin Emmanuel Bozon-Verduraz |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
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French Air Service |
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C11, N3, Spa94 |
| Victories: |
11 |
| Born: |
29 May 1889 |
| Place of Birth: |
Saint Etienne de Cuines |
| Died: |
21 June 1942 |
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After five years in the army, Bozon-Verduraz transferred to the French Air Service on 8 October 1915. On 12 May 1916, he was injured in a crash while serving with C11. Posted to N3 on 15 June 1917, he scored eight victories during the first half of 1918. On 1 July 1918, he assumed command of Spa94, scoring three more victories and logging more than 683 hours of flight time by the end of the war. |
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| Légion d'Honneur |
| "Remarkable officer pilot; during two years, he has gained the admiration of the Army Corps Escadrille with which he served, carrying out the most arduous missions, never ceasing to seek battle with a joyous zeal. He downed, one after the other, three enemy planes in the space of four days. One wound. Three citations." Légion d'Honneur citation |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
16 Feb 1918 |
1135 |
N3 |
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EA 1 |
Damloup |
| 2 |
17 Feb 1918 |
1215 |
N3 |
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Two-seater |
Montfaucon |
| 3 |
20 Feb 1918 |
1120 |
N3 |
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Two-seater 1 |
Calonne |
| 4 |
20 Apr 1918 |
1005 |
N3 |
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EA |
Hangard-Thennes |
| 5 |
21 Apr 1918 |
0815 |
N3 |
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EA 2 |
Thory |
| 6 |
15 May 1918 |
1135 |
N3 |
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Two-seater 3 |
Assainvillers |
| 7 |
16 May 1918 |
0940 |
N3 |
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EA 4 |
Montdidier |
| 8 |
29 May 1918 |
1815 |
N3 |
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EA |
Etelfay |
| 9 |
17 Aug 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Two-seater |
Roye |
| 10 |
03 Oct 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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EA |
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| 11 |
09 Oct 1918 |
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Spa94 |
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Two-seater 5 |
Bathinville |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt de la Rochfordiere |
| 2 |
Shared with S/Lt Duret, Adj Mion, Brig de Ligniere |
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Shared with MdL Molines |
| 4 |
Shared with MdL Molines, Sgt Louis Risacher |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt Leganne |
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| Books |
- Over the Front
- by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)
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