Eugene Bullard
First Black French and American military pilot (1895–1961)
Biography
Eugene Jacques Bullard (born Eugene James Bullard; October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961) was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few Black combat pilots during World War I (along with Pierre Réjon from France, William Robinson Clarke, a Jamaican who flew for the Royal Flying Corps, Domenico Mondelli from Italy, and Ahmet Ali Çelikten of the Ottoman Empire). Also a boxer and a jazz musician, he was called "L'Hirondelle noire" in French (literally "Black Swallow").
All Blood Runs Red, a biography of Bullard by Phil Keith and Tom Clavin, was published in 2019 by Hanover Square Press.
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Awards & honours (12)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Croix de guerre 1939–1945
- Croix de guerre 1914–1918
- Médaille militaire
- Croix du combattant volontaire 1914-1918
- Combatant's Cross
- Insignia for the Military Wounded
- Inter-Allied Victory medal (France)
- Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939–1945
- Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914–1918
- Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
- National Aviation Hall of Fame
Quick answers about Eugene Bullard
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- Eugene Bullard died on October 12, 1961 at the age of 66.
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- Eugene Bullard was born on October 9, 1895.
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- Eugene Bullard was born in Columbus.
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- Eugene Bullard's zodiac sign is Libra.
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- Eugene Bullard is a citizen of United States.
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- Eugene Bullard is known as aircraft pilot, military personnel, boxer, French foreign legionnaire.
