Jacques André
French fighter pilot
Jacques Louis André | |
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![]() Jacques André in May 1946. | |
Born | (1919-02-25)25 February 1919 Paris, France |
Died | 2 April 1988(1988-04-02) (aged 69) Antibes, France |
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Service/ | French Air Force |
Years of service | 1939 – 1968 |
Rank | Colonel |
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]
References
External links
- Jacques Andre at the French Athletics Federation (in French)
- Jacques Andre at Olympedia
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