About the Organizers

This special event has been organized by Bernard Jacotin, Mayor of Saints, Jean-Claude Fuzier, Mayor of Touquin and Madame Marie-Agnes Munier, Mayor of Mauperthuis and their City Councils, Claude and Claudine Barriere Thibault of Saints, noted World War I American aviation artist Mike O'Neal of North Brunswick, New Jersey and historian Narayan Sengupta of Smyrna, Georgia.

Please also see our list of Credits - for it is because of them that we were able to gather historical materials, photographs and more which enabled us to put together this commemoration.


Mike O'Neal at play. Photo courtesy Mike O'Neal.


Painting of Kissam's Spad XIII by Mike O'Neal.


Claudine and Claude Barriere Thibault


Narayan Sengupta and his junior research assistant.