Jacques Louis André | |
Birth Date: | 25 February 1919 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Death Place: | Antibes, France |
Allegiance: | France |
Branch: | French Air Force |
Rank: | Colonel |
Serviceyears: | 1939–1968 |
Unit: | Normandie-Niemen Regiment |
Awards: | Hero of the Soviet Union Legion of Honour |
Jacques André (25 February 1919 - 2 April 1988) was a French fighter pilot in the Normandie-Niemen Regiment, which flew on the Eastern Front of World War II. He was one of four french citizens awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.[1]
After World War II he competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]