Claim: Raoul Echard destroyed seven enemy aircraft between 1917 and 1918 and was awarded the Croix de Guerre by France as he was a member of an allied country.
Evidence: 18 March 1917 Destroyed 1 May 1917 Destroyed 3 May 1917 Destroyed 5 May 1917 Destroyed 18 March 1918 Destroyed 14 June 1918 Destroyed 25 August 1918 Destroyed German two-seater EA EA EA EA Fokker Dr.I Balloon He received the Legion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre for his valor. The Croix de Guerre (French: [kʁwa də ɡɛʁ, Cross of War) is a military decoration of France. The Croix de Guerre was also commonly bestowed on foreign military forces allied to France. France