ic ; ▁it ▁is ▁unknown ▁if ▁they ▁collected ▁this . ▁However , ▁they ▁arrived ▁back ▁in ▁France ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁After ▁a ▁wait ▁for ▁re ass ignment , ▁F y odor ov ▁joined ▁Esc adr ille ▁ 8 9 , ▁a ▁SP AD ▁squad ron , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁temporary ▁Lieutenant ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁August , ▁he ▁was ▁hon ored ▁with ▁an ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁d ' honneur : ▁the ▁c itation ▁read : ▁" M agn ific ent ▁example ▁of ▁patri ot ism , ▁bra very , ▁and ▁sense ▁of ▁duty . ▁W ounded ▁in ▁the ▁inf antry , ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁av iation ▁service , ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁by ▁his ▁bra very ▁and ▁his ▁brilliant ▁comb ats ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁shot ▁down ▁four ▁enemy ▁plan es . ▁After ▁the ▁campaign s ▁of ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁Russia , ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁front ▁being ▁always ▁in ▁combat ▁a ▁model ▁of ▁spirit , ▁courage , ▁and ▁ten acity ." ▁ ▁Esc adr ille ▁ 8 9 ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁squad rons ▁whose ▁oper ational ▁control ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁American ▁General ▁John ▁J . ▁Pers hing ' s ▁command , ▁the ▁First ▁Army . ▁It ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁direct ▁command ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Billy ▁Mitchell ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁Saint ▁Mih iel ▁off ensive ▁k icked