Jean Alfred Fraissinet Military person

Heir to the Compagnie Fraissinet, Lieutenant (later Captain) Jean Alfred Fraissinet also served in the French Air Force during World War I, becoming a flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. Postwar, he took the helm of his family's shipping line in 1927. He founded two newspapers and bought another. He also bought the Château Saint-Maur and transformed it into a winery. The capstone of his career came in 1958, when he was elected to his nation's National Assembly as a member of the National Centre of Independents and Peasants.

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Birth dateJune 22, 1894
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1981

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allegianceFrance
award
Croix de guerre
Legion of Honour
military unit
Escadrille SPA.57
service start1914
service end1919

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