John Joseph Malone, DSO (20 December 1894 – 30 April 1917) was a Canadian flying ace of the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War.
He was credited with 10 aerial victories and received the Distinguished Service Order before dying in combat.
At the time of the younger Malone's enlistment on 11 December 1914, they were residing in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The medical officer noted that Malone was 5 feet 4 inches tall, with medium complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair.
[3] Leonard Rochford, a British pilot in Malone's squadron, refers to the incident in some detail in his memoir, I Chose the Sky, published after the war: ... this German pilot... stayed with us in the Officers' Mess for a few days... he was a pleasant, friendly little man with a sense of humour.
Four days later, on 30 April 1917, Malone was shot down and killed by Paul Billik, beginning the latter's career as an ace.
[7][8] The award of Malone's Distinguished Service Order was posthumously gazetted on 23 May 1917: For successfully attacking and bringing down hostile aircraft on numerous occasions.
On the afternoon of April 24th, 1917, he engaged a hostile two-seater machine, and, after badly wounding the observer, forced it to land on our side of the lines.