▁Army , ▁Serge ant - p il ot ▁Con nel ly ▁attacked ▁a ▁formation ▁of ▁twelve ▁enemy ▁plan es ▁( F ok ker ▁type ), ▁shooting ▁down ▁the ▁Fl ight ▁Commander ▁and ▁forcing ▁the ▁remainder ▁to ▁seek ▁safety . ▁He ▁continued ▁with ▁the ▁une qual ▁combat ▁until ▁his ▁am mun ition ▁was ▁exha usted . ▁General ▁Or ders : ▁War ▁Department , ▁General ▁Or ders ▁No . ▁ 5 0 ▁( 1 9 1 9 ) ▁▁ ▁Méd aille ▁militaire ▁C itation ▁( France ) ▁ ▁Vol unt arily ▁en list ed ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁became ▁ind isp ens able ▁by ▁great ness ▁of ▁his ▁character , ▁his ▁qual ities ▁as ▁a ▁pilot , ▁and ▁his ▁complete ▁cont empt ▁for ▁danger . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁reported ▁his ▁fifth ▁victory ▁by ▁down ing ▁an ▁enemy ▁sc out . ▁Three ▁Cit ations ▁▁ ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁( France ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁flying ▁a ces ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁( fr ) ▁List ▁of ▁vict ories , ▁color ▁profile ▁of ▁his ▁plane ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁death s ▁Category : S old iers ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Foreign ▁Leg ion ▁Category : American ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁flying ▁a ces ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁( Un ited ▁States ) ▁Category : Re