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France |
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8 April 1915 |
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During World War I, the Croix de Guerre was awarded for bravery to military personnel mentioned in dispatches. Recipients of the Légion d'Honneur and Médaille Militaire were automatically entitled to the Croix de Guerre. For subsequent acts of bravery, the recipient was awarded a bronze palm leaf for Army citations, a gold star for Corps citations, a silver star for Division citations or a bronze star for Brigade and Regimental citations:
| Régiment and Brigade citations |
étoile de bronze |
| Division citations |
étoile d'argent |
| Corps citations |
étoile de vermeil |
| Armée citations |
palme de bronze |
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| 1 palme d'argent equals = 5 palmes de bronze |
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| Recipients - World War I Aces |
| 111 |
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Erwin, William Portwood
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| 112 |
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Favre De Thierrens, Jean-Paul Jacques
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| 113 |
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Federov (Fedoroff), Victor
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| 114 |
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Flachaire, Georges Charles Marie François
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| 115 |
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Fonck, René Paul
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| 116 |
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Fox Rule, Gordon
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| 117 |
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Fraissinet, Jean Alfred
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| 118 |
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Galbraith, Daniel Murray Bayne
28 Feb 1922* |
| 119 |
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Garaud, Hector Eugene Joseph
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| 120 |
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Gasser, Lucien Marcel
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