Captain John Gerald Manuel DSC DFC (29 March 1893 – 10 June 1918) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 13 victories.
Medical records show him with dark hair, gray eyes, medium complexion, and standing five feet six inches tall.
Not even a hand wound caused by an exploding Very pistol during a patrol on 9 May 1918 seemed to phase him, as he quickly returned from hospital to fly combat.
[3] On 10 June 1918, the day after his final victories, Manuel fatally collided with rookie pilot F. C. Dodd.
His final tally was ten enemy airplanes destroyed (including one shared with William Stanley Jenkins), and three driven down out of control.