| Birth: | Oct. 9, 1894 | | Death: | Oct. 13, 1961 | 
World War I Aviator. He was a famed African American combat pilot of World War I, known as "The Black Swallow of Death." He trained and flew with the French Army and is thought to have downed at least two German aircraft during the war. Regarded by the French as a national hero, Bullard stayed in France after the First World War. He married a French countess, served as a band leader and operated successful businesses. He returned to the United States to avoid possible capture after being wounded fighting the Nazis with French underground resistance forces during the Second World War.
Search Amazon for Eugene Bullard | | | Burial:
Federation of French War Veterans Cemetery
Flushing
Queens County
New York, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Aug 22, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 6157 |
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TB
Added: Feb. 20, 2013 |
God Bless you Sir, for your selfless service to our country.
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James Fraustro
Added: Jan. 14, 2013 |
SIR!!! In 1972, Bullard's exploits as a pilot were retold in a biography, The Black Swallow of Death.On 23 August 1994, thirty-three years after his death, and seventy-seven years to the day after the physical that should have allowed him to fly for his ...(Read more)
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MSgt, USAF Retired
Added: Dec. 1, 2012 |
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