Georges Halberger

Georges Charles Emmanuel Halberger was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

Biography

Georges Charles Emmanuel Halberger was an artilleryman before transferring to aviation. He graduated pilot training with Military Pilot's Brevet No. 6378 on 13 May 1917. On 12 August, he was posted to Escadrille 79. On 6 September, he transferred to Escadrille 153. Nine months later, on 2 June 1918, he helped shoot down a German observation balloon for his first aerial victory. Fighting in consort with his squadronmates, he would shoot down another balloon, along with three enemy airplanes, by 18 October 1918. On 8 November, he was severely wounded while strafing a machine gun nest holding up German troops.
On 25 November 1918, a fortnight after the ceasefire, Halberger was awarded the Médaille Militaire. He had also earned the Croix de Guerre with four palms.