The youngest French military pilot of the First World War, who died in the last year of the war, at the age of 18.
The youngest French military pilot of the First World War, who died in the last year of the war, at the age of 18. Jean Corentin Carré was born on January 9, 1900 in Le Faouët, in the Morbihan department, into the family of a day laborer. When the war began, Jean's father was called to the front. The 14-year-old boy also tried to go to the front as a volunteer, but, naturally, he was refused. However, in April 1915, Jean ran away from home, went to the south-west of France and appeared at the draft office of the city of Pau. There, Jean said that his name was Auguste Dutoy, he was born on April 10, 1897 in Rumigny, in the Ardennes. The choice of place of birth was not accidental: Rumigny was in the zone of occupation and the military authorities could not request confirmation of the recruit's civil status. Therefore, Jean was assigned to the 410th Infantry Regiment and went to the front on October 20, 1915. Carré began the war in Champagne as a soldier of the 2nd class, and i