Pierre Violet-Marty
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Pierre Augustin François Violet-Marty | |
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| Born | 3 October 1894 Thuir, France |
| Died | 27 December 1916 (aged 22) |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | Artillery; aviation |
| Rank | Adjutant |
| Unit | Escadrille 55 Escadrille 57 |
| Awards | Médaille militaire Croix de Guerre with five Palmes and an étoile de vermeil British Military Medal Mentioned in Dispatches three times |
Adjutant Pierre Augustin François Violet-Marty (1894-1916) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
See also Aerial victory standards of World War I
Pierre Augustin François Violet-Marty was born in Thuir, France on 3 October 1894.[1]
Violet-Marty joined the artillery at the beginning of the war on 7 September 1914, but soon switched to aviation as a pilot trainee on 24 December 1914. His Military Pilot's Brevet was awarded on 11 March 1915. On 4 May 1915, he was posted to Escadrille 55, which was equipped with Maurice Farman bombers. He won the Médaille militaire for valor on 17 September 1916, then requested transfer to fighters. He shifted to Nieuports with Escadrille 57 on 29 September 1916. Between 6 October and 17 December 1916, he downed three enemy airplanes; he claimed three other victories that went unconfirmed. On 27 December, he downed two more German planes and was killed in the process.[1][2]
