caption branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards rank image article_title name
mathieu circa 1910 cavalry ; aviation '' escadrille 26 '' 17 december 1917 auchel , france paris , france france '' escadrille 57 '' , '' escadrille 3 '' '' '' legion d'honneur '' , '' croix de guerre capitaine mathieu 2162956049 e588e49616 o.jpg mathieu tenant de la tour
 mathieu marie joseph antoine tenant de la tour
mathieu tenant de la tour

capitaine mathieu marie joseph antoine tenant de la tour -lrb- 5 december 1883 - 17 december 1917 -rrb- was a world war i flying ace credited with nine aerial victories .
he was a prewar pioneer in aviation who went on to score one of the first aerial victories over an observation balloon .
