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* Born 1921. | * Born 1921. | ||
* 2019 — Inducted into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. | |||
* Born Rene Defourneaux was born in France in 1921 and immigrated to the United States in 1939. He volunteered for the US Army in 1943 and, because of his French language skills, he was sent to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, to become an interrogator. On completion, he was shipped to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and. | * Born Rene Defourneaux was born in France in 1921 and immigrated to the United States in 1939. He volunteered for the US Army in 1943 and, because of his French language skills, he was sent to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, to become an interrogator. On completion, he was shipped to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and. | ||
* Rene Defourneaux was born in France in 1921 and immigrated to the United States in 1939. He volunteered for the US Army in 1943 and, because of his French language skills, he was sent to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, to become an interrogator. On completion, he was shipped to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and then. | * Rene Defourneaux was born in France in 1921 and immigrated to the United States in 1939. He volunteered for the US Army in 1943 and, because of his French language skills, he was sent to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, to become an interrogator. On completion, he was shipped to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and then. | ||
* See: “The Winking Fox: Twenty-Two Years in Military Intelligence” Indiana Creative 1997. | * See: “The Winking Fox: Twenty-Two Years in Military Intelligence” Indiana Creative 1997. | ||
* He passed away on April 1, 2010 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. | * He passed away on April 1, 2010 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. | ||
* After the war in the Pacific ended, Defourneaux again returned to the US and was discharged. | * After the war in the Pacific ended, Defourneaux again returned to the US and was discharged. | ||
* Awarded Silver Star. | * Awarded Silver Star. | ||
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* Mission completed, 2LT Defourneaux returned to the US, where he received the Silver Star for his actions in France. | * Mission completed, 2LT Defourneaux returned to the US, where he received the Silver Star for his actions in France. | ||
* Transferred to SHAEF as 2nd Lt. | * Transferred to SHAEF as 2nd Lt. | ||
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