Marcel Bloch (aviator)

Sous Lieutenant Marcel Robert Leopold Bloch was a World War I flying ace who fought for the French on both Eastern and Western Fronts. He was credited with five aerial victories, all scored against German observation balloons.

For the French aviation industrialist who began his life as Marcel Bloch, see Marcel Dassault.
Marcel Robert Leopold Bloch
Born(1890-07-21)21 July 1890
La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland
Died29 March 1938(1938-03-29) (aged 48)
Czechoslovakia
AllegianceFrance
Service/branchFlying services
Years of service1914–1918
RankSous lieutenant
UnitEscadrille 3, Escadrille 62
AwardsLégion d'honneur, Médaille militaire, Croix de Guerre, Russian Order of Saint George and Order of Saint Anne
Other workdisbanded by Vichy government.
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