Bert Hall | |
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Birth name | Weston Birch Hall |
Nickname(s) | Bert |
Born | Near Higginsville, Missouri, United States | 7 November 1885
Died | 6 December 1948 Near Fremont, Ohio, United States | (aged 63)
Service | Infantry Aéronautique Militaire |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | Lafayette Escadrille |
Battles / wars | First World War |
Awards | Médaille militaire Croix de Guerre Order of Saint George Order of Saint Vladimir Order of Saint Stanislav Virtutea Militară[1] |
Weston Birch "Bert" Hall (November 7, 1885 – December 6, 1948) was a military aviator and writer. Hall was one of America's first combat aviators, flying with the famed Lafayette Escadrille in France before the U.S. entered World War I.