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WWI pilot given highest French honors posthumously

By Brian R. Ballou
Globe Staff / April 7, 2008

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NEW BEDFORD - Frank Baylies was a product of this fishing city, but as a young adult he fought for the French, winning their adoration for his deft piloting skills in the earliest of aerial dogfights during World War I. He shot down 12 German fighter planes and earned numerous French medals, including the "Legion of Honor," the "Croix de ... (Full article: 546 words)

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