André Louis Bosson | |
Birth Date: | 1 June 1894 |
Birth Place: | Esmans, France |
Allegiance: | France |
Branch: | Sapper; aviation |
Rank: | Sergent |
Unit: | Escadrille 62 |
Awards: | Médaille militaire, Croix de Guerre |
Sergente André Louis Bosson (1894–1918) was a French World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories, including one shared with Jean-Paul Favre de Thierrens.[1]
Bosson began military service as a sapper on 6 September 1914. He would serve as such valorously until 1917. He would transfer to pilot's training, receiving his Military Pilot's Brevet on 25 September 1917.[2]
Posted to Escadrille Spa62, he would score seven confirmed victories between 9 March and 4 June 1918. He was killed in action on 20 July 1918.[2]
During his military career, he had earned both the Médaille Militaire and the Croix de Guerre.[2]