Paul Louis Malavialle was born in Saint Jean de la Blaquere, France on 15 May 1888.[1][2]
He began his required military service 31 May 1906, as a Hussar. It is not known if he was released into the reserves at the end of his mandatory stint, nor his actions in the early days of World War I, other than the award for valor of the Médaille Militaire.[2]
Having earned Military Pilot's Brevet No. 520, he was posted to Escadrille N.69 as a Nieuport fighter pilot on 11 October 1915. On 8 March 1916, he shot down a LVG reconnaissance airplane for his first victory. On 1 April 1916, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur; three days later, he was promoted to Lieutenant.[2]
After two more victories in September 1916, he was appointed to command the squadron on 25 January 1917. He scored his final two victories on 25 July and 24 October 1917, respectively. On 8 November 1917 Malavialle was promoted to Capitaine. Under his leadership, his escadrille was twice Mentioned in dispatches.[2]
Paul Louis Malavialle survived the First World War, only to die of Spanish flu in Constantinople on 20 December 1919.[2]
"A model of courage and devotion. Ever since the war started he has been an example of the highest military qualities. On 13 March 1916, he showed no hesitation in descending to 100 meters altitude over enemy lines to disengage a bombing aircraft from being attacked by an enemy plane. He forced the enemy plane to abandon the fight. Already cited twice in orders." Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur citation[1]
^ abcThe Aerodrome website [1] Retrieved 19 August 2020
^ abcdefOver the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 189
References
Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918 London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN978-0-948817-54-0.
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paul, malavialle, capitaine, paul, louis, malavialle, french, world, flying, credited, with, five, aerial, victories, paul, louis, malavialleborn15, 1888saint, jean, blaqueredied20, december, 1919constantinopleallegiancefranceservice, branchflying, servicerank. Capitaine Paul Louis Malavialle was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories 1 Paul Louis MalavialleBorn15 May 1888Saint Jean de la BlaquereDied20 December 1919ConstantinopleAllegianceFranceService wbr branchFlying serviceRankCapitaineUnitEscadrille N 57Escadrille N 69AwardsLegion d Honneur Croix de Guerre Italian Medal for Military Valor British Military Medal Contents 1 Biography 2 Honors and awards 3 Sources of information 4 ReferencesBiography EditSee also Aerial victory standards of World War IPaul Louis Malavialle was born in Saint Jean de la Blaquere France on 15 May 1888 1 2 He began his required military service 31 May 1906 as a Hussar It is not known if he was released into the reserves at the end of his mandatory stint nor his actions in the early days of World War I other than the award for valor of the Medaille Militaire 2 Having earned Military Pilot s Brevet No 520 he was posted to Escadrille N 69 as a Nieuport fighter pilot on 11 October 1915 On 8 March 1916 he shot down a LVG reconnaissance airplane for his first victory On 1 April 1916 he was made a Chevalier of the Legion d Honneur three days later he was promoted to Lieutenant 2 After two more victories in September 1916 he was appointed to command the squadron on 25 January 1917 He scored his final two victories on 25 July and 24 October 1917 respectively On 8 November 1917 Malavialle was promoted to Capitaine Under his leadership his escadrille was twice Mentioned in dispatches 2 Paul Louis Malavialle survived the First World War only to die of Spanish flu in Constantinople on 20 December 1919 2 Honors and awards EditChevalier de la Legion d Honneur A model of courage and devotion Ever since the war started he has been an example of the highest military qualities On 13 March 1916 he showed no hesitation in descending to 100 meters altitude over enemy lines to disengage a bombing aircraft from being attacked by an enemy plane He forced the enemy plane to abandon the fight Already cited twice in orders Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur citation 1 Medaille Militaire Croix de Guerre with seven palms British Military Medal Italian Medal for Military Valor 2 Sources of information Edit a b c The Aerodrome website 1 Retrieved 19 August 2020 a b c d e f Over the Front The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services 1914 1918 p 189References EditFranks Norman Bailey Frank 1993 Over the Front The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services 1914 1918 London UK Grub Street Publishing ISBN 978 0 948817 54 0 This biographical article related to the French military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Malavialle amp oldid 1048076159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
