Georges Halberger

Georges Charles Emmanuel Halberger
Born	(1893-05-05)5 May 1893 Montpellier, France
Died	6 October 1984(1984-10-06) (aged 91) Poissy, France
Allegiance	France
Branch	Flying service
Rank	Adjutant
Unit	Escadrille 79 Escadrille 153
Awards	Médaille militaire Croix de Guerre with four palms

Adjutant Georges Charles Emmanuel Halberger (5 May 1893 - 6 October 1984) ^[1] was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. ^[2]

Biography

Georges Charles Emmanuel Halberger was an artilleryman before transferring to aviation. ^[2] He graduated pilot training with Military Pilot's Brevet No. 6378 on 13 May 1917. On 12 August, he was posted to Escadrille 79. On 6 September, he transferred to Escadrille 153. Nine months later, on 2 June 1918, he helped shoot down a German observation balloon for his first aerial victory. Fighting in consort with his squadronmates, he would shoot down another balloon, along with three enemy airplanes, by 18 October 1918. On 8 November, he was severely wounded while strafing a machine gun nest holding up German troops. ^[3]

On 25 November 1918, a fortnight after the ceasefire, Halberger was awarded the Médaille Militaire . He had also earned the Croix de Guerre with four palms. ^[3]

Sources of information

1. "HALLBERGER-GEILLE Georges Charles Emmanuel" . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
2. The Aerodrome website Retrieved 8 August 2020
3. 1 2 Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 173

References

• Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918 London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN   978-0-948817-54-0.