▁the ▁process ▁of ▁destroy ing ▁number ▁three , ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁seriously ▁wounded ▁twice . ▁He ▁down ed ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁and ▁ 1 ▁October . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Blo ch ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁combat ▁duty ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁mission . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁March , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Front . ▁He ▁sust ained ▁serious ▁inj uries ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁flying ▁accident . ▁After ▁many ▁months ▁in ▁hospital , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁Mission ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁France . ▁ ▁S ources ▁of ▁information ▁ ▁References ▁N ieu port ▁A ces ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁ 1 . ▁Norman ▁Fran ks . ▁O sp rey ▁Publishing , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁, ▁. ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁death s ▁Category : F rench ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁flying ▁a ces <0x0A> </s> ▁François ▁Antoine ▁G aff ori ▁( 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 7 4 4 , ▁Cor te ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁Cor te ) ▁was ▁a ▁C ors ican ▁politician ▁and ▁soldier . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Jean - Pierre ▁G aff ori ,