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Person · 1895–1961

Eugene Bullard

The first Black American military fighter pilot, the Black Swallow of Death, who flew for France in World War I and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre.

Military. The first Black American military fighter pilot, the Black Swallow of Death, who flew for France in World War I and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre.

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    Black Americans in the Military

    The first Black American military fighter pilot, the Black Swallow of Death, who flew for France in World War I and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre.