Career
He was one of the few aces that survived the entire course of fighter aviation in the war. The marquis joined the military on 1 October 1913. He was posted to the 8eme Regiment de Chasseurs as an enlisted soldier.
When World War I began, he requested transfer to aviation duty, with his reassignment coming after exactly one year of service.
He received Pilot"s Brevet Number. 837 on 20 April 1915.
One month later, on 20 May, he was assigned to 1er Groupe d"Aviation. He quickly moved on to Escadrille 8 as a pilot flying Maurice Farmans, as he was promoted to Caporal there on 5 June.
He scored a pioneering aerial victory on 8 July 1915.
He was posted to Escadrille 23 for a bit, and was promoted to Sergeant on 21 August 1915. He then switched to Escadrille 67 on 21 January 1916. He returned to Escadrille 23 on 1 March 1916.
Casale was awarded the on 19 May 1916.
On 15 August, he was promoted to Adjutant. On 7 March 1917, Marquis Casale was honored with an appointment as.
On 24 June, he received a temporary commission as Sous Lieutenant. He also added four more aerial victories scattered through 1917, with his ninth coming on 21 September.
Having been decorated with the Légion d"honneur and the, as well as commissioned, he transferred to Escadrille 156 on 6 March 1918 to fly a Spad.
He had no success there, and was posted onwards to Escadrille 38, which was also equipped with Spads. Casale was killed in a flying accident on 23 June 1923 while flying a Bleriot 115. ( citation) ( citation).