Eugene Bullard

Eugene Jacques Bullard
Eugene Jacques Bullard
	Bullard in his uniform as a French Army caporal
Nickname(s)	French: l'Hirondelle noire de la mort, lit. 'Black Swallow of Death'
Born	October 9, 1895; Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Died	October 12, 1961 (aged 66); New York City, U.S.
Buried	Flushing Cemetery 40°45′6″N 73°47′58″W
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Foreign Legion ; French Air Service; French Resistance
Years of service	1914–1919, 1940
Unit	170th French Infantry Regiment; 51e Régiment d'Infanterie
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Légion d'honneur; Médaille militaire; Croix de guerre (WWI); Croix de guerre (WWII); Croix du combattant volontaire 1914–1918; Croix du combatant; Insigne des blessés militaires; Médaille Interalliée 1914–1918; Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914–1918; Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939–1945; Insignia for the Military Wounded;

Eugene Jacques Bullard (born Eugene James Bullard; October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961) was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few black combat pilots during World War I, along with William Robinson Clarke, a Jamaican who flew for the Royal Flying Corps, Domenico Mondelli from Italy, and Ahmet Ali Çelikten of the Ottoman Empire. Also a boxer and a jazz musician, he was called "L'Hirondelle noire" in French (literally "Black Swallow").

"All Blood Runs Red", a biography of Bullard by Phil Keith and Tom Clavin, was published in 2019 by Hanover Square Press.

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