▁off ▁a ▁crash land ing ▁through ▁some ▁wire ▁f ences ▁in ▁a ▁mountain ▁me adow . ▁Lan ero ▁was ▁also ▁wounded ▁by ▁bullet ▁fragments ▁in ▁his ▁back . ▁F y odor ov ▁was ▁med ically ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁Mel un ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April . ▁By ▁then , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁had ▁nick named ▁the ▁Russian ▁the ▁" A ir ▁C oss ack ▁of ▁Verd un ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁this , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April , ▁F y odor ov ' s ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁Méd aille ▁militaire ▁came ▁through . ▁When ▁he ▁discovered ▁Lan ero ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁similarly ▁decor ated , ▁F y odor ov ▁protest ed ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁He ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁one ▁medal ▁per ▁squad ron ▁per ▁day ▁would ▁suff ice . ▁ ▁Roman ian ▁and ▁Russian ▁service ▁ ▁A ▁promotion ▁into ▁the ▁officer ' s ▁ranks , ▁as ▁a ▁S ous ▁lieutenant , ▁came ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁with ▁a ▁personal ▁thanks ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁rendered ▁by ▁General ▁J off re . ▁Now ▁well ▁again , ▁F y odor ov ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁Esc adr ille ▁ 2 6 , ▁a ▁relatively ▁in active ▁N ieu port ▁squad ron . ▁This ▁unit ▁would ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Les ▁C ig ogn es , ▁and ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁premier ▁squad ron , ▁but ▁F y odor ov ▁was ▁not ▁happy ▁there . ▁A ▁stra in ▁of ▁homes ick ness ▁inhab ited ▁his ▁correspond ence