1943 LAFAYETTE. The first of two ex-US Navy Independence-class light aircraft
carriers transferred to France under the Mutual Defence Assistance Program in the early 1950s.
France's highest-scoring fighter ace during the Second World War, who came to Britain from America after the fall of France in 1940, joined the Free French Air Force 'Alsace' squadron and flew on operations with RAF squadrons, first in Spitfires in both the fighter and ground-attack roles and...
Wider shot, showing the position of the Memorial to Free French Naval Forces of WWII, who were based in the Firth of Clyde area. The memorial is on Lyle Hill, Greenock, overlooking Gourock and the river, from where many wartime convoys began and ended.
The dedication on the memorial is in...
Memorial to Free French Naval Forces of WWII, who were based in the Firth of Clyde area. The memorial is on Lyle Hill, Greenock, overlooking Gourock and the river, from where many wartime convoys began and ended.
The dedication on the memorial is in French and English and reads - 'This monument...
"This girl pays the penalty for having had personal relations with the Germans. Here, in the Montelimar area, France, French civilians shave her head as punishment." Smith, August 29, 1944.
Description and pic forom NARA
This award was issued for services during the campaigns from D-Day until the final German surrender in May 1945. The star could not be worn in conjunction with either the Atlantic or Air Crew Europe Stars, and recipients of any two of these awards wore the appropriate clasp on the ribbon.
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