Léon Bourjade

Military Person

1889 – 1924

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Who was Léon Bourjade?

Léon Bourjade, born Jean-Pierre Léon Bourjade, was a leading French fighter pilot in World War I, notable for being his country's leading balloon busting ace. He interrupted his theological studies to fight in World War I; post-war, he completed his studies and spent the few remaining years of his life as a missionary in what is now Papua New Guinea.

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Born
May 25, 1889
Montauban
Died
Oct 22, 1924
Papua New Guinea

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on July 23, 2013

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