André Louis Bosson

André Louis Bosson
Born(1894-06-01)June 1, 1894
Esmans, France
DiedJuly 20, 1918(1918-07-20) (aged 24)
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchSapper; aviation
RankSergent
UnitEscadrille 62
AwardsMédaille militaire, Croix de Guerre

Sergente André Louis Bosson (1894–1918) was a French World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories, including one shared with Jean-Paul Favre de Thierrens.[1]

Military service

Bosson began military service as a sapper on 6 September 1914. He would serve as such valorously until 1917. He would transfer to pilot's training, receiving his Military Pilot's Brevet on 25 September 1917.[2]

Posted to Escadrille Spa62, he would score seven confirmed victories between 9 March and 4 June 1918. He was killed in action on 20 July 1918.[2]

During his military career, he had earned both the Médaille Militaire and the Croix de Guerre.[2]

Endnotes

  1. ^ The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/bosson.php Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Over The Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918. p. 122.

References

  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918. London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.