Georges Thenault Military person

Lieutenant Colonel Georges Thenault (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɔʁʒ təno]) was the commander of the Lafayette Escadrille - the famed branch of the French air force in World War I composed of American volunteer pilots. The Lafayette Escadrille was created before the United States gave up its neutrality, and joined France and Britain in the war against Germany. Once the United States formally entered the war, the Lafayette Escadrille was absorbed into the U.S. Army.

Personal facts

Georges Thenault
Birth dateDecember 15, 1887
Birth place
Celle-Lévescault
Date of deathDecember 19, 1948

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allegianceFrance
award
Croix de guerre
Legion of Honour
military commandEscadrille C.42 détachement de l'armée de Lorraine (D.A.L.) as commanding officer; Lafayette Escadrille N.124 as commanding officer
service start1914
service end1937

Topical connections

Georges CarpentierBoxer
Édouard DaladierPolitician

Georges Thenault on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/Ecoles_Avord.htm
  2. http://earlyaviators.com/ethenaul.htm
  3. http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/memoir/AFShist/AFSTC.htm
  4. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?r107:2:./temp/~r107Zlw3TD::
  5. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:H.+Con.+Res.+160:
  6. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jmcandr.htm
  7. http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/ambulance.htm
  8. http://www.friendsoflafayette.org/data/news.html