Capitaine Jean Georges Fernand Matton was a French World War I cavalryman and flying ace.
His award citation read, "Ignoring a serious wound incurred during the course of a reconnaissance, he transmitted the vitally important information that he had gathered.
[1] Victory number three for Matton was a German observation balloon, destroyed on 16 February 1917.
Matton would continue to score, right up until he joined Armand de Turenne in a double win on 9 July, for his final victories.
[1] Capitaine Jean Georges Fernand Matton was killed in action in defense of his nation on 10 September 1917.