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Fauntleroy Cedric

Name:
Cedric Fauntleroy
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
Unit:
Kościuszko Squadron
Date of Death:
1963-11-27
State:
Mississippi
Cemetery:
Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Miss
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Virtuti Militari, Cross of Valor
Comments:

Born near Natchez, Mississippi on 22 November 1891 Served in the 94th Fighter Squadron during WWI. Recruited by Merian C. Cooper in 1919 to join the Polish 7th Air Escadrille, named the Kosciuszko Squadron) for the Polish-Soviet War from 1919-1921 Was promoted to Colonel and received Poland's highest military decoration: the Virtuti Militari along with the Cross of Valor four times. He died in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona