Two  of  these  follow :

August  23,  Sub-Lieutenant  Heurteaux,  in  charge  of
a  reconnaissance  arrived  at  the  moment  of  a  violent
attack  of  the  Germans  against  our  infantry.  A
Lieutenant  at  the  head  of  a  squad  of  Hussars  had  just
been  wounded.  Lieutenant  Heurteaux  assumed  com-
mand of  the  squad  and  as  our  infantry  weakened,
leaving  in  danger  a  battery  of  artillery,  he  posted  his
fighting  squad  on  foot  in  the  abandoned  trenches  and
kept  them  there  until  the  withdrawal  of  the  artillery
battery,  sustaining  the  combat  up  to  150  yards  from  the
German  infantry.
218  HEROES  OF  AVIATION

This  citation  to  the  regiment  only,  in  spite  of  the
splendor  of  the  exploit  which  has  assured  the  safety
of  a  battery,  was  followed  by  another  of  September  26th :

Sub-Lieutenant  Heurteaux,  .  .  .  has  given  proof  of
his  bravery  and  energy  in  destroying  on  September  22d
at  Augest-en-Santerre  a  patrol  of  German  Hussars
composed  of  a  non-commissioned  officer  and  five
cavalrymen  of  whom  three  were  killed  and  one  taken
prisoner.
Some  months  later  when  there  was  a  call  for  vol-
unteers for  aviation  Heurteaux  offered  himself  and  was
accepted.  He  started  as  observer  in  the  escadrille  of
Garros  with  whom  he  took  part  in  many  operations,
notably  in  bombing  Ostend  and  dropping  tracts  on
Brussels.  Then  he  became  pilot  and  continued  to
merit  the  praise  of  all.
