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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Over the Front, p. 162.
- ↑ Society of World War I Aero Historians: Cross & Cockade Journal . Volume 26, Issue 6, page 8.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Les Marseillais dans l'histoire: Volume 3 of Les Hommes dans l'histoire. Pierre Guiral, Félix Reynaud. Privat, 1988. ISBN 2-7089-9404-2, ISBN 978-2-7089-9404-1. Via Fraissinet (Shipping company, France) Flags of the World. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Château Saint-Maur: The Landowners. Château Saint-Maur. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Château Saint-Maur: The Farm. Château Saint-Maur. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- 1 2 Jean Fraissinet. Assemblee Nationale. Retrieved 2011-11-01. Translation via Babelfish.
- Bibliography
- Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918 Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey. Grub Street, 1992. ISBN 0-948817-54-2, ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.
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