Edmond Genet
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Edmond Genet born Ossining, New York, was the first American flier to die after the United States declared war against Germany, shot down by anti-aircraft artillery on April 17th, 1917. Genet was the great great grandson of Edmond-Charles Genêt, also known as Citizen Genêt, the French Ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution.
Edmond Genet sailed for France at the end of January, 1915 to join the French Foreign Legion. He had already been in the service of the United States Navy.
He joined the Lafayette Escadrille on 22 January 1917.
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