Complex sentence: Eugene Jacques Bullard (9 October 1895--12 October 1961) was the first African American military pilot and one of two known black combat pilots in World War I; the other being Ahmet Ali (Arap Ahmet).
Split into simpler sentences: Eugene Jacques Bullard (9 October 1895--12 October 1961) was the first African American military pilot. He was one of two African American combat pilots in World War I with Ahmet Ali (Arap Ahmet).