Eugene Weismann

Eugene Weismann
Born 18 March 1896
Paris
Died 20 July 1973
Paris
Allegiance France
Service/branch Infantry; aviation
Years of service 1914 - 1918
Rank Lieutenant
Unit 28c Regiment d'Infanterie, Escadrille 132
Awards Legion d'Honneur, Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre

Lieutenant Eugene Weismann joined the infantry on 28 September 1914 and suffered frost bite and three wounds before transferring to aerial service in 1917. The loss of a foot to a grenade did not prevent him from becoming an aerial gunner and a flying ace with seven confirmed aerial victories.[1]

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