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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Regiment:

    7th Regiment de Tirailleurs Algeriens

    Division:

    3d Algerian Infantry Division, French Army

    Action Date:

    September 13 – 22, 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 Lieutenant Maurice Chavanne, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with 7th Regiment de Tirailleurs Algeriens, 3d Algerian Infantry Division, French Army, in action against enemy forces in France, on 13 – 22 September 1944. Lieutenant Chavanne’s outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.