Name:
Georges Thenault
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Serial Number:
Unit:
Lafayette Escadrille
Date of Death:
1948-12-19
State:
FRANCE
Cemetery:
Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, Marne la Coque
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Légion d'honneurCroix de guerre, with four Palms
Comments:
Born December 15, 1887 in Celle-Lévescault, France. Educated at the Ecole militaire d'Avord, he was involved in the creation of the Lafayette Escadrille, and later became commander of it. While on a hunting trip outside Paris, Lieutenant Colonel Georges Thenault suffered a heart attack. He died in Paris, France, on Sunday, 19 December 1948.