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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Captain

    Regiment:

    6th R.M.T.M.A.

    Division:

    French Army

    Action Date:

    May 13 & 25, & July 5 & 6, 1944

    Headquarters, FIFTH U.S. Army, General Orders No. 154 (September 27, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain Pierre-Rene Fourriere, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 6th R.M.T.M.A., French Army, in action against enemy forces in Italy, on 13 & 25 May and 5 & 6 July 1944. Captain Fourriere’s outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.