1. Antoine de Saint-Exupery By Jessica Bruce (Marie-Claire)

2. Born June 29, 1900Born June 29, 1900 Lyons, FranceLyons, France 3 rd of 5 Children3 rd of 5 Children Jean de Saint ExuperyJean de Saint Exupery Marie de FonscolombeMarie de Fonscolombe Father died in 1904 of StrokeFather died in 1904 of Stroke

3. Began Education at HomeBegan Education at Home Catholic schoolCatholic school Notre Dame de MontgreNotre Dame de Montgre ( demi-pensionnaire ) ( demi-pensionnaire ) Villa Saint-Jean SwitzerlandVilla Saint-Jean Switzerland Failed Final Oral ExamsFailed Final Oral Exams At Naval Prep School

4. Joined Military 1921 2 nd Regiment of Chasseurs Strasbourg Earned Commercial Pilots license 1922 Broken Engagement to Louise de Vilmorin

5. Married Consuelo Gomez Carillo 1931 Natalie Paley Silvia Reinhardt Helen de Vogue

6. First Flight July 12, 1912 Pilot Gabriel Salvez

7. First Solo Flight 1921 Commercial Pilots License 1922 Director of Cape Juby Airfield 1928

8. Moved to South America 1929 Director of Aeroposta Argentina Test Pilot for Air France Crashed in Sahara 1935 Guatemala 1937

9. Rejoined French Army After the Fall of France in WWII Received the Croix de Guerre

10. Petitioned Eisenhower to Join the Free French Air force Couldn’t Dress Himself or Turn Left Due to Past Injuries

13. In 1998 a Fisherman found A Bracelet Engraved With His Name Remains of His P-38 Lightning Were Found In 2000

14. “If I am wounded, I will have someone to take care of me, if I am killed, I will have someone to wait for in eternity, and if I come back, I will have someone to come back to.”

15. References Antoine de Saint-Exupery Written by Joy D. Marie Robinson The Tale of the Rose Written by Consuela de Saint-Exupery Saint-Exupery: A Biography Written by Stacy Schiff http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/exupery.htm http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Antoine_de_ Saint-Exupery.aspx http://www.poemhunter.com/antoine-de-saint- exupery/biography/ http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/08/17/nnp/17 682.html http://www.iwc.com/en-us/experiences/100th- anniversary-of-antoine-de-st-exuperys-first- flight/