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    The Médaille militaire (English: Military Medal) is a military decoration of the French Republic for other ranks for meritorious service and acts of bravery...
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    award should not be confused with the fourragère in the colors of the Médaille militaire. It is one of the rarest unit awards in the French military. 2nd Regiment...
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    For example, there are many units wearing the fourragère of the médaille militaire, whereas only six units wore the medal on their flags. It was introduced...
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    shared with his observer, Lieutenant Thiberge. It brought him the Médaille militaire in late August 1916. On 17 March 1917, Fonck scored a second time...
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    awarded Bullard the Croix de guerre, Médaille militaire, Croix du combattant volontaire 1914–1918, and Médaille de Verdun, along with several others....
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  • flew a successful escort mission despite having his controls cut. A Médaille militaire followed, on 22 May 1916. In June 1916, he was reassigned to a Nieuport...
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    Légion d'honneur Croix de Guerre Médaille commémorative 1939–1945 with clasp – "Afrique" – "Italie" – "Libération" Médaille Coloniale, du mérite syrien de...
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    Winston Churchill (category Recipients of the Médaille militaire (France))
    Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer...
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    ranking fifth among all French aces of The Great War. He earned the Médaille militaire and Légion d'honneur for his aerial enterprises in 1917 and 1918....
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    Navy Cross, the Army's Distinguished Service Cross, and the French Médaille militaire. Daly later fought in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Battle of...
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