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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Sous-Lieutenant

    Regiment:

    Groupe de Commandos d’Afrique

    Division:

    French Army

    Action Date:

    August 15 – 18, 1944

    Headquarters, SEVENTH U.S. Army, General Orders No. 62 (February 23, 1945)

    (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 Sous-Lieutenant Jacques Jeannerot, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Groupe de Commandos d’Afrique, French Army, in action against enemy forces in Southern France, from 15 – 18 August 1944. Sous-Lieutenant Jeannerot’s outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.