Author: Georges Thenault
Born: December 15 1887
Died: December 19 1948
Bio: Lieutenant Colonel Georges Thenault (pronounced "Ten-o") was the commander of the Lafayette Escadrille - the famed branch of the French air force in World War I composed of American volunteer pilots. The Lafayette Escadrille was created before the United States gave up its neutrality, and joined France and Britain in the war against Germany. Once the United States formally entered the war, the Lafayette Escadrille was absorbed into the U.S. Army.

(From Wikipedia biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Thenault)