World's First Black Combat Aviator
In World War I, Bullard earned the Croix de Guerre, France's highest military medal, as an infantryman at the Battle of Verdun. He later flew some 20 missions as a French combat pilot. In the interwar years, he was a musician, club owner, and celebrity in Paris. He married a Parisian society woman with whom he raised two daughters. When Germany conquered France in 1940, Bullard came to New York where he worked in obscurity for the rest of his life.
| HM Number | HMUUP |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2007 |
| Placed By | The Historic Columbus Foundation and Historic Chattahoochee Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 1:56pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 690020 N 3596045 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.48543333, -84.97770000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 29.126', W 84° 58.662' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 29' 7.56" N, 84° 58' 39.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 706 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1123-1127 Talbotton Rd, Columbus GA 31904, US |
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