His father tragically died from a stroke. Which was four years after he was born. It greatly impacted his family's life.
He attended Jesuit schools in Montgre and Le Mans, and a catholic boarding school in Switzerland.
He began his military service with the 2nd Regiment of Light Calvary . And was sent to Neuhof near Stratsburg. When he was there he took private flying lessons and the following year was offered a transfor from the French Army to the French Air Force.
He was flying again. I'm sure he was very anxious to start again. He became one of the pioneers of international postal flight.
He wrote The Little Prince. It is the most translated novel in the world. He worked on it for all of the summer and part autumn.