Alfred Heurtaux
Alfred Marie-Joseph Heurtaux (20 May 1893 – 30 December 1985) was a French World War I fighter ace credited with 21 victories. Later in his life, he joined the French Resistance during World War II, and survived imprisonment in Buchenwald death camp to become a brigadier general in the post war Armée de l'Air.
Alfred Heurtaux | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Bullet Catcher |
| Born | 20 May 1893 Nantes, France |
| Died | 30 December 1985 (aged 92) Chantilly, France |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/ | Armée de Terre Armée de l'Air |
| Years of service | 1912–1919, 1935–1945 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Escadrille MS.26 'Escadrille MS38 Escadrille 3 |
| Commands held | Escadrille 3 |
| Awards | Grand Cross of the Légion d'Honneur Croix de Guerre Companion of the Order of Liberation Knight of the Order of Leopold (Belgian) |
| Other work | Member of the French Resistance during World War II. |
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