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- Valérie_André abstract "Valérie André (born 21 April 1922 in Strasbourg) is a veteran of the French resistance, a neurosurgeon, an aviator and the first female member of the military to achieve the rank of General Officer, in 1976, as Physician General. In 1981, she was promoted to Inspector General of Medicine. A helicopter pilot, she is the first woman to have piloted a helicopter in a combat zone. She is also a founding member of the Académie de l'air et de l'espace.As a member of the military, she is not addressed as "Madame la Générale" (a term reserved for spouses of generals) but as "General".She started as a Medical Captain in Indochina in 1948, already a qualified parachutist and pilot, in addition to being an army surgeon. While in Indochina, she realized that the most difficult part of her duties was retrieving the wounded, who were often trapped in the jungle. She returned to France to learn how to pilot a helicopter, then flew one to Indochina. From 1952-1953, she piloted 129 helicopter missions into the jungle, rescuing 165 soldiers, and on two occasions completed parachute jumps to treat wounded soldiers who needed immediate surgery.One typical mission occurred on 11 December 1951, when casualties were in urgent need of evacuation from Tu Vu on the Black River. The only available helicopter, stationed near Saigon, was dismantled, flown to Hanoi by a Bristol Freighter and reassembled. Captain André then flew into Tu Vu despite heavy mist and anti-aircraft fire. There, she triaged the casualties, operated on the most pressing cases and then flew the urgent wounded back to Hanoi, two at a time. Later, she was put in command of a casualty evacuation flight.She continued in Algeria as a Medical Commander in 1960, where she completed 365 war missions. She rose to the rank of Medical Lieutenant Colonel in 1965 then to Medical Colonel in 1970. She had a total of 3200 flight hours, and received 7 citations of the croix de guerre.She has written two collections of memoirs : Ici, Ventilateur! Extraits d'un carnet de vol. (Calmann-Lévy, 1954) and Madame le général (Perrin, 1988).She is one of eight women to hold the Grand-croix (Great Cross) rank in the Legion of Honour, with Germaine Tillion, Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, Jacqueline de Romilly, Simone Rozès, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Yvette Farnoux et Gilberte Champion.She is the aunt of politician André Santini.".
- Valérie_André birthDate "1922-04-21".
- Valérie_André birthPlace France.
- Valérie_André birthPlace Strasbourg.
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- Valérie_André awards "Médaille commémorative d'Indochine".
- Valérie_André awards "Médaille de Vermeil du service de santé".
- Valérie_André birthDate "1922-04-21".
- Valérie_André birthPlace "Strasbourg, France".
- Valérie_André branch French_Army.
- Valérie_André commands "3".
- Valérie_André commands "Marine Corps Systems Command at Marine Corps Base Quantico".
- Valérie_André dateOfBirth "1922-04-21".
- Valérie_André name "Andre, Valerie".
- Valérie_André name "Valérie André".
- Valérie_André placeOfBirth "Strasbourg, France".
- Valérie_André rank "Médecin Général Inspecteur".
- Valérie_André serviceyears "1948".
- Valérie_André shortDescription "veteran of the French resistance, neurosurgeon, aviator, first female General Officer".
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- Valérie_André comment "Valérie André (born 21 April 1922 in Strasbourg) is a veteran of the French resistance, a neurosurgeon, an aviator and the first female member of the military to achieve the rank of General Officer, in 1976, as Physician General. In 1981, she was promoted to Inspector General of Medicine. A helicopter pilot, she is the first woman to have piloted a helicopter in a combat zone.".
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- Valérie_André givenName "Valerie".
- Valérie_André name "Valerie Andre".
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