Paul Sauvage (aviator)

Paul Sauvage
Birth name	Paul Joannes Sauvage
Born	5 February 1897 Villefranche-sur-Saone
Died	7 January 1917 E of Maisonette
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Aviation
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Escadrille 65, Escadrille 38
Awards	Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre

Sergent Paul Joannes Sauvage was a World War I flying ace credited with eight confirmed and six unconfirmed aerial victories. He was originally posted to fly a Nieuport for Escadrille 65, and scored his first victory with them on 16 July 1916. He became the youngest French ace on 2 October, and held that distinction until his death by anti-aircraft fire on 7 January 1917.^[1]

Honors and awards

Médaille Militaire

"Sergent pilot of Escadrille N65. Young pursuit pilot who has rapidly been classed among the best, thanks to his strength and highly remarkable sense of duty. On 3 November 1916 he downed his sixth German plane which crashed in flames behind enemy lines. Has been cited three times in army orders."^[2]

Sources of information

References

• Nieuport Aces of World War 1. Norman Franks. Osprey Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-85532-961-1, ISBN 978-1-85532-961-4.