Sous Lieutenant Hector Eugene Joseph Garaud was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories.
10 Facts About Hector Garaud
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Hector Garaud was one of the rare aces who survived the earliest era of fighter aviation.
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Hector Eugene Joseph Garaud was born on 2 February 1897 in Saint-Antoine, Isere, France.
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Hector Garaud was awarded Pilot's Brevet No 4804 on 21 October 1916.
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Hector Garaud was promoted to Caporal on 11 November 1916 before being forwarded to Cazau and Pau for advanced training.
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Hector Garaud scored three more victories on 29 October, 13 November and 12 December 1917.
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Hector Garaud began 1918 by scoring his seventh victory on 1 January.
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Hector Garaud's war ended with 495 hours flight time in his logbook, and the Legion d'honneur, Medaille militaire, and Croix de Guerre with eight palmes and two etoiles on his chest.
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Hector Garaud has effected numerous protection missions and had several combats during the course of which he has downed three enemy planes.
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Hector Garaud was seriously wounded after having downed his 12th plane.