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| Name: |
Gabriel Joseph Thomas |
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| Country: |
France |
| Rank: |
Sous Lieutenant |
| Service: |
French Air Service |
| Units: |
MF98T
N391
Spa88 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
04 January 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Ligre (Indre et Loire) |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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Wounded in action on 2 September 1918. |
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| Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur |
| "Officer of the highest value, an example of courage, tenacity and modesty. Excellent patrol commander, each day leading his Escadrille pilots in combat and because of his skill as a predator and his doubtless bravery, is a marvellous influence on them. On 24 August 1918, he reported his fifth victory. On 2 September, during the course of a combat with an enemy two-seater, he was seriously wounded." Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur citation, 24 September 1918 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
12 Apr 1918 |
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Spa88 |
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Two-seater 1 |
Coullemeile |
| 2 |
23 Apr 1918 |
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Spa88 |
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Two-seater |
Esclainville |
| 3 |
07 Jul 1918 |
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Spa88 |
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Fokker DR.I |
Corcy |
| 4 |
23 Aug 1918 |
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Spa88 |
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Two-seater 2 |
N of Crouy |
| 5 |
24 Aug 1918 |
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Spa88 |
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EA 3 |
S of Fresnes |
| 6 |
23 Oct 1918 |
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Spa88 |
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Two-seater |
Bois de Forges |
| 7 |
28 Oct 1918 |
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Spa88 |
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Fokker D.VII 4 |
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| 1 |
Shared with MdL Quintard |
| 2 |
Shared with Adj François Delzenne, MdL L Barre |
| 3 |
Shared with Adj François Delzenne, Sgt L Chacornau |
| 4 |
Shared with S/Lt Bernard Artigau |
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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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