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Country: France
Instituted: Created by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the French Republic, on 22 January 1852, by decree.
Criteria:
Médaille Militaire
The Médaille Militaire (Military Medal) was created to reward warrant officers, corporals, sergeants, soldiers and sailors for military service, especially for acts of courage in combat. In June 1852, it was decided that the Médaille Militaire would also be awarded to generals and marshals.
 
Recipients - World War I Aces
71 Herbelin, Andre René Celestin
20 Apr 1917
72 Herisson, William Louis Max
18 Nov 1917
73 Jailler, Lucien Joseph
21 May 1915
74 Lachmann, Georges Marcel
75 Laplasse, Antoine
76 Lenoir, Maxime Albert
15 Mar 1916
77 Leroy De Boiseaumarie, Pierre Marie Gabriel Vincent Ernest
78 Levy (Lévy), André Robert
79 Lienhart, Georges Frederic
20 Oct 1918
80 Lufbery, Gervais Raoul
19 May 1917
* Gazetted
 
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