Marcel Pliat (ca. 1890-1917?)

Marcel Pliat (ca. 1890-1917?)

by Bethany Johnson | Dec 3, 2019 | Global African History, People

Marcel Pliat was one of several French nationals who served in the Russian Imperial Army during World War I but he was the only black man to serve in the Russian Imperial Air Force. Pliat was born in French Polynesia (now Tahiti) around 1890. His mother, of African...