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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Sous-Lieutenant

    Division:

    Office of Strategic Services

    Action Date:

    May 28 – August 26, 1944

    Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, General Orders No. 49 (April 1, 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 Georges Ducasse, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the Office of Strategic Services, in action against enemy forces at Le Bourget, in enemy-occupied France, from 28 May to 26 August 1944. Sous-Lieutenant Ducasse’s outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.