Jacques Gérard

Adjutant Jacques Gérard (1890-1918) was a French World War I flying ace.

He was credited with eight confirmed aerial victories before dying while battling to liberate his homeland.

This work brought him in contact with the truck-borne laboratories used for developing aerial photography.

His victory tally mounted until he became an ace on 23 April, when he downed a brace of German reconnaissance planes.

The accompanying citation read (in English translation):[5] He...battles with great bravery, never abandoning a fight, often far and low in enemy lines, until he is out of ammunition or his adversary is conquered.