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The Story Unfolds
Record #:
21777
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Abstract:
\"The Legion of Honor was created by Napoleon in 1802 to acknowledge services rendered to France by persons of exceptional merit.\" On February 20, 2014, the French General Consul, on behalf of President Hollande, presented the prestigious medal in a Raleigh ceremony to fourteen World War II veterans. Among them were Carl Russell Britt of Conway and Joe Dickerson of Murfreesboro. Both men were in combat in France during the war.
Source:
North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 5 Issue 3, Spr 2014,
p130-134, por