Donster Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Walnut Creek, California Man Gets France's Highest Honor The government of France awarded the Legion of Honor on Tuesday to a Bay Area man who was shot down over occupied France during World War II and then joined up with a secret French underground to fight the Germans. William Kalan, 91, a retired advertising executive who lives in the Rossmoor retirement community in Walnut Creek, received France's highest decoration from Pierre-Francois Mourier, the French consul general in San Francisco, during a ceremony at Rossmoor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Dude Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 to Kalan. I wonder what the back story is about the efforts to get this award to Kalan? I want to say that I admire the French for having the class to recognize the efforts of soldiers like Kalan, but why'd it take so long? A discussion about Kalan and his exploits can be found here: Lessons Abound in WWII Bombers Here's a pic of his bomber: Lucille V1 (there is some debate if this was his plane or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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