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Country: France
Established: 8 April 1915
Criteria:
Croix de Guerre
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

1 palme d'argent equals = 5 palmes de bronze
 
Recipients - World War I Aces
291 Vitalis, Marie Gaston Fulerand Leon
7 Palms
292 Vuillemin, Joseph
293 Waddington, Paul Yvan Robert
294 Weismann, Eugene
295 Wertheim (Wertheimer), Pierre Armand
296 White, Joseph Leonard Maries
05 Apr 1919*
297 White, Wilbert Wallace
298 Wilson, Percy
21 Sep 1918*
299 Woollett, Henry Winslow
15 Jul 1919*
* Gazetted
 
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