Eugene Bullard

Eugene Jacques Bullard
Eugene Jacques Bullard
	Bullard in his uniform as a French Army caporal
Nicknames	French: l'Hirondelle noire de la mort, lit. 'Black Swallow of Death'
Born	October 9, 1895; Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Died	October 12, 1961 (aged 66); New York City, U.S.
Buried	Flushing Cemetery 40°45′6″N 73°47′58″W / 40.75167°N 73.79944°W
Allegiance	French Third Republic
Branch	Foreign Legion ; French Air Service; French Resistance
Service years	1914–1919, 1940
Unit	170th French Infantry Regiment; 51e Régiment d'Infanterie
Conflicts	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Légion d'honneur; Médaille militaire; Croix de guerre (WWI); Croix de guerre (WWII); Croix du combattant volontaire 1914–1918; Croix du combatant; Insigne des blessés militaires; Médaille Interalliée 1914–1918; Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914–1918; Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939–1945; Insignia for the Military Wounded;

Eugene Jacques Bullard (born Eugene James Bullard; October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961) was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few black combat pilots during World War I, along with Pierre Réjon from France, William Robinson Clarke, a Jamaican who flew for the Royal Flying Corps, Domenico Mondelli from Italy, and Ahmet Ali Çelikten of the Ottoman Empire. Also a boxer and a jazz musician, he was called "L'Hirondelle noire" in French (literally "Black Swallow").

All Blood Runs Red, a biography of Bullard by Phil Keith and Tom Clavin, was published in 2019 by Hanover Square Press.