Defourneaux, Rene J. (32764692)

Rene J. Defourneaux
Personal details
Born	1921 France, Indiana
Died	1 April 2010
Nativity	France
Religion	Catholic
Awards	Silver Star
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32764692
Rank	Major
Rank at Ritchie	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944)
Section	7B

Awards and honors

Silver Star

• Listed in By The Numbers/Awards (from Ritchie Boy Secrets by Beverley Driver Eddy).

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Rene J. Defourneaux (1921–2010) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 14.

Biography

Rene Defourneaux retired from the US Army as a Major in February 1965. Rene worked as a on completion, he was shipped to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and then quickly transferred to the British Army’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) in London. He uS ARMY, RETIRED (DECEASED). 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. He in retirement, he wrote four books: The Winking Fox, The Tracks of the Fox, The Raven Dropped His Cheese, and The Mark of the Buceros. He mission completed, 2LT Defourneaux returned to the US, where he received the Silver Star for his actions in France.

Research notes

• OSS As 2nd Lt SS to Major
• Jedburgh
• Winking Fox

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	89
Class_ASN	32764692
Class_Name	DEFOURNEAUX, Rene J.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Awarded Silver Star.
• Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 32764692).
• Here's a photo of the OSS Deer Team members, the two Viet Minh leaders and troops.
• Joined OSS. Assigned to Jedburgh Team.
• 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.

Sources

• Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
• Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Rene J. Defourneaux for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Defourneaux, Rene J. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: RENE J. DEFOURNEAUX.doc)