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Joe Biden - "Time to put Trump in the bullseye."
Can you believe this?. He's supposed to put america first not france. He's an america-hater like all liberals.
John Kerry given nation's highest honor. France's that is!!!
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Kerry shares this w/ the individuals listed below are among the approximately 10,000 Americans who have been so honored:
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Johnie V. Arnold (2015), US Coast Guard, USS Bayfield (WWII), Normandy, Iwo Jima, Okinawa; Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, presented in January 2015 at the Arkansas State Capitol by Sujiro Seam, the consul general of France in Houston. Awarded for his service during the Allied Invasion of Normandy, spending his 21st birthday aboard the USS Bayfield along the coast of Southern France. (1924–2015)[302]
Brett Alan August (2015), an attorney in Chicago, Mr. August was the founder of the city's French-American Chamber of Commerce, and served as president. He was one of the founders of the Chicago-Paris Sister Cities partnership and is currently the chair of the Chicago-Paris committee. The award reflects the high regard the nation of France holds for Mr. August's decades long efforts to strengthen the ties between France and the United States.[303]
Frank Lusk Babbott, philanthropist[304]
Myron Barlow (1932) for Painting,[305][305]
Alexander Graham Bell (1847) Inventor of the Telephone[306]
Kathryne Bomberger, Director-General of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP)[citation needed]
Angelo Borracchini (2011), Business Owner in Seattle, Washington. He was also an American Soldier during WWII as a member of the Special Troops, within the 75th Infantry Division, where he participated, endured and survived the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Chevalier De La Légion d'Honneur on 27 October 2011 for his service.
Arnaud de Borchgrave (2014), Journalist specializing in international politics and former editor in chief of The Washington Times. He was awarded in July 2014 with French Ambassador Francois Delattre saying that Borchgrave is "a World War II hero to whom France is eternally grateful, and one of the most remarkable journalists of our lifetime who is also a great friend of France and an exceptional individual."[307]
Ralph L. Bourgeois, Captain US Army, Doctor. 91st Medical Gas Treatment Battalion & Mobile Field Surgical Hospital, D-Day at Utah Beach.[308][309]
Eugene Bullard (1959) First African-American military pilot, Lafayette Flying Corps WWI
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (2007),[310] received it for being the Press Attache of News Week in Paris.
C–D
James Lee Carroll (2013) US Army, 101st Airborne, 501, C Company for his service during the liberation of France during WWII
Herbert E. Carter (2006) USAF Lt. Col, Tuskegee Airman, for his outstanding service during the liberation of France during World War II[311]
Isadore Cutler (2013) US Army, 17th Signal Battalion for his service during the liberation of France during WWII
Miles Davis Jazz musician[312]
Marlene Dietrich German-born actress and singer, for her work improving morale on the front lines of WWII
Elie Dulgher, Sr., Romanian/American Soldier during WWI that held position with three others on the French/German front, near Bordeaux, France, with Hotchkiss machine gun with 1870 mounted tripod[313]
Kirk Douglas (1985) American Actor[314]
Charles Durning, European Theater of World War II, also, US Silver Star, US Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device, 3 US Purple Hearts
Bob Dylan (2013) American musician, singer-songwriter, artist, and writer[315]
E
Clint Eastwood (2009) American actor, film director, film producer and composer.[316]
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grand-Croix (1943) five-star general in the United States Army, 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, and the supreme commander of NATO. Eisenhower received his decoration directly from General Henri-Honore Giraud who gave him his own. Eisenhower, as promised, did not put it on until the French tricolor flew over the city of Strasbourg in the French region of Alsace.[317]
F
Mayhew Foster (2009) World War II soldier who flew Hermann Göring from Austria to Germany, where Göring stood trial for war crimes at Nuremberg[318]
Daniel Franklin (2013) World War II soldier who was 17 on D-Day, his landing craft charged with delivering soldiers and ammo to bloody Omaha Beach.[319]
Walter F. Fredericksen, Jr (2014) for his service in the 95th Division, 377th Infantry in World War II. Participated in the liberation of Metz.[citation needed]
Anna Fregosi, educator born in France and raised in Paris, she founded the Ecole Maternelle Francaise in New York City, a school based on the principles of Maria Montessori to serve children of the French immigrant population of New York. French language, history and culture were featured. The medal was officially received on 11 January 1936 at a testimonial banquet at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
G
Dr. Homer Gage, Commandeur, American Philanthropist: American Hospital in Paris (Neuilly)*
Mabel Gage, Commandeur, 22 May 1939 N50528, American Philanthropist: American dormitories Cite Universitaire Paris*
Orlow "Buzz" Freeman Garrett, American graphic artist; U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry Division, I Company, 30th Regiment (WWII)[320]
Tommy H. Gooch Sr (2015) US Army Sergeant served with the 90th Infantry Division, 359th Infantry Regiment, Company D. for service to France at Utah Beach D-Day and the Battle of Metz.[321]
Bart Gordon, Officer (2012) US Representative from Tennessee.[322]
Alan Greenspan, economist and Chairman of the US Federal Reserve[323]
Alfred Edgar Green Jr (2012) US Army,83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, Company D, mortar gunner and glider mission for WWII
H
Philip Habib, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, special envoy to the Middle East.[324]
Fred Harned (2011) U.S. Army, 82nd Engineer Combat Battalion, WWII[citation needed]
Frank Homan (1991) General Electric executive and general manager of CFMI during partnership with GE and Snecma Moteurs, a French engine company.
Elias Howe (1867) inventor of the sewing machine[325]
Robert E. Hunter US Ambassador to NATO[citation needed]
I
Daniel Inouye, (2007) US Senator from Hawaii. US Army Captain with the 442nd RCT during World War II.[326]
J
Quincy Jones (2001) American record producer and musician.[327]
Ira Joralemon (1918), American geologist and mining engineer, served on Billy Mitchell's staff in the United States Army Air Service during WWI.[328]
K
Otto Kahn, German-born, American patron of the arts.
Gilbert Sherburne Wolff Kahn, Otto Kahn's son – Gilbert was a commander in the flag unit of Commander Aircraft South Pacific during WWII and won a letter of commendation from the chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics and distinguished service in the South Pacific where his assignment was.[329][330]
John Katsaros (2012) for his service in World War II.[331][332]
Robert Kenyon (2008) World War II US Army Staff Sergeant; 90th Infantry Division, 357 Infantry Regiment, Company I - at age 19 landed at Utah Beach on June 6, 1944. For actions supporting the liberation of Normandy and being seriously wounded during efforts to free the town of Périers. Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple heart.[333][334]
Jeong H. Kim (2013), President of Bell Labs (2005-2013), in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments and exemplary commitment to French-American friendship.[335]
Young-Oak Kim, Officier (2005), US Army Colonel. Battalion Operation Officer of the 100th bn/442nd RCT during the campaigns for Bruyères and Biffontaine.[336]
Niyazi Kizilyurek (2006) author, for his academic work.[citation needed]
Jacques Paul Klein, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations[citation needed]
Al Klugiewicz, Member of the Army's 83rd Infantry Division, a unit that fought in the initial assault at Normandy. Klugiewicz saw combat in Normandy and northern France, the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland, and central Europe.[337]
Blanche Knopf Officier (1960), American publisher, in recognition of her work publishing French literature.[citation needed]
William A. Knowlton, US Army General[citation needed]
John Immanuel Knudson (1935) Professor of History and Economics, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn[citation needed]
C. Everett Koop (1980) Surgeon General of the United States[338]
Maurice Kozminski (1905) "for services rendered".[339]
Samuel Kridel (1930) for his efforts in the Silk Trade Industry between The United States and France[340]
Lawrence D. Kritzman (2012) John D. Willard Professor of French, Comparative Literature, and Oratory Dartmouth[citation needed]
L
Nicholas Lamia (2013) U.S. Navy, for combat service in World War II at D-Day Omaha Beach (very first wave). Presented by the French Consulate General Olivier Serot Almeras.
Henry Louis Larsen, commander of the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines during World War I and later Governor of Guam.[341]
John Leahy, Chief Sales Officer at Airbus was named an Officer of the Order in March 2012.[342]
Charles Tudor Leber (1959) Officier, General Secretary, Board of Foreign Missions, Presbyterian Church of The United States of America
Lyman Lemnitzer, US Army General, Supreme Allied Commander for Europe.[citation needed]
Odette LePendu (2003) Officier (2013). World War II French Resistance fighter and Présidente de Anciens Combattants[343][344]
Jerry Lewis (1984) Commandeur (2006)[345][346]
Charles Lindbergh, American aviator[citation needed]
David Lynch, filmmaker[347]
M
Douglas MacArthur, Grand-Croix. American General, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and field marshal of the Philippine Army[348]
Paul Bernard Malone, U.S. Army general[349]
Wynton Marsalis (2009), (US), an American trumpeter and composer[citation needed]
George C. Marshall, Grand-Croix. American General Chief of Staff of the United States Army. US Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense.
Knox Martin, American artist, sculptor and muralist, Chevalier (2016), for his contribution to the liberation of France during World War II.
Luke McNamee, Admiral, 10th and 12th Naval Governor of Guam, head of the Battle Fleet, and 21st Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence.[350]
Richard McNulty of Floral, Arkansas, Chevalier and 5 U.S. Bronze Star Medals, 1st US Army under command of Gen. Omar Bradley, landed on Omaha Beach during the Allied forces (World War II) Invasion of Normandy and pushed with unit to the Rhine valley[351]
William A. McNulty, Chevalier (1945), Colonel (US Army), WWII field commander
John Mierzejewski, Chevalier, (2016), Private 1st Class (US Army), 29th infantry division, 16th infantry regiment, Heavy artillery gunner. Landed on Omaha Beach as part of the second wave of the invasion of Normandy.
Billy Mitchell, Commandeur. United States Army Air Service Brigadier General.
Toni Morrison (2010) American novelist[352]
Michael Mullen (2007) 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[353]
Thomas Volney Munson, In 1888 he received decorations of the Legion of Honor with the title "Chevalier du Merite Agricole" for aid to France in viticulture.
Myron H. Murley (2013), Colonel, Infantry (retired), United States Army (b. 4 June 1923, d. 2 September 2013) for his gallant conduct in the liberation of France, 1944.
Audie Murphy, the most decorated US soldier of World War II[354]
Walter Miller, (2015) U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne for combat service on D-Day at St. Mere Eglise where he earned the first of his two Purple Hearts at the age of 17.
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Joseph Napolitan, Political Consultant, awarded in 2005.[355][356]
Chester W. Nimitz, Grand-Croix. US Navy Fleet Admiral – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II.[citation needed]
O–Q
Edgar dePue Osgood, Officer (2006) Honorary Consul of Côte d'Ivoire, for military service in WWII and keeping the French Language a vibrant entity in the State of California for 50 years.[citation needed]
Vernon Valentine Palmer (2007) Professor of Law Tulane University[citation needed]
Joe Panno (2012) US Army Corporal, 29th Division 115th Regiment 3rd Battalion, fought during the liberation of St. Lo
Robert Parker Officier (2005), American wine critic[citation needed]
Mason Patrick, Major General, US Army and Chief of US Air Force[citation needed]
George S. Patton, Commandeur. US Army General[citation needed]
Donald A. Peltier (2013) Corporal US Army 8th Armored Division, Allied Invasion World War II, Normandy, Belgium, Holland, Germany (Bronze Star for Valor).
Lafayette G. Pool, S/Sgt, US Army 3rd Armored Division, US tank ace credited with over 1,000 kills, 250 German prisoners of war taken, 12 confirmed tank kills and 258 total armored vehicle and self-propelled gun kills.[357]
Colin Powell, US Secretary of State, US Army General.[358]
William Wilson Quinn, US Army Lieutenant general. responsible for the U.S. 7th Army's capture of Herman Goring, Assistant Chief of Staff of the CIA[citation needed]
R
Faizel Firoz Alexander Razak (2012) for services rendered towards the French Republic.[citation needed]
Robert Redford (2010) American actor[citation needed]
Alexander H. Rice, Jr., Commandeur. Doctor, for his medical services in France during World War I[359]
C. Allen Thorndike Rice (1879) for Charnay Expedition to explore and photograph Mayan ruins in Mexico and Guatemala[360][361]
John S. Ripandelli (2013) for his World War II service.[362][363]
Charles Rivkin, Commandeur (2013). Current U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to France.[364]
Paul Craig Roberts, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy[365]
Rufus Roger Roberts, for his services during World War II.[366]
Eleanor Roosevelt (1951), Commandeur[367]
S
Raymond Sackler (1989) Officier (2013). MD, physician, entrepreneur, philanthropist.[citation needed]
Anthony Sadler (2015) for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack.[285]
Fred A. Schubert {1999} Chevalier of the Legion of Honor; served as a Private in the US 100th Aero Squadron as one of the last of the living veterans of World War I[368]
Arnold Schwarzenegger (2011) bodybuilder, actor, businessman, politician.[369]
Martin Scorsese (2005) film director and advocate of film preservation.[370]
Ruth Simmons (2013) for "a career dedicated to being a visionary leader in academia"[371]
Franklin Simon, co-founder of Franklin Simon & Co., for doing more than anyone to put American women in French clothing.[372]
Alek Skarlatos (2015) for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack.[285]
Steven Spielberg American film director/producer[citation needed]
Spencer Stone (2015) for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack.[285]
Barbra Streisand American singer, actress, songwriter, and director.[373]
Sully Sullenberger Officier (2011) US Airways Pilot who successfully landed on the Hudson River, preserving the lives of all 155 individuals on board.[374]
Bruce Sundlun (1977) Governor of Rhode Island. Recognized for his work with the French Resistance during World War II[375]
Greggory Swarz (2015) USAF Staff Sgt. of the 492nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, for saving three French Airmen from a fiery crash by pulling them from the wreckage and using a tourniquet to save the third airman whose hand was lost in the crash during a NATO training exercise at Los Llanos Air Base, Spain, where he also earned the USAF Airman's Medal.[376][377]
T
David W. Taylor, US Navy Rear Admiral[citation needed]
Joseph R. Thompson (2012) Army veteran, for World War II combat service in France[citation needed]
William Timlin (1991) Air Force Veteran for service in France[citation needed]
U–W
Tony Vaccaro (1994) U.S. war photographer[citation needed]
Jack Van Eaton (2015) Army Veteran, for World War II Combat Service during the Battle of the Bulge[citation needed]
Malvin E. Walker (2012) Army veteran, for World War II combat service in France[citation needed]
Robert Weber (2013) for his participation in the liberation of France in WWII as a member 54th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 10th Armored Division.[378]
Harvey Weinstein (2012) American film producer and film studio executive.[379]
Orson Welles Commandeur (1982)[380]
Elie Wiesel Commandeur (1984) Grand-Officier (1990) Grand-Croix (2000), Holocaust survivor and author, Nobel Laureate
Shelby Westbrook (2013) for his aerobatic heroism in Operation Dragoon in Southern France during WWII. As a Tuskegee Airman, one of the few Black Americans to be so honored.[citation needed]
William Westmoreland (1972) Commanded US forces during the Vietnam War.[381]
Leonard Wurzel (2013) for his World War II service.[citation needed]
X–Z
Steven C. Yevich (2004) of Berwick, PA, for his service in the 35th Infantry Division in World War II; wounded at St. Lo.[citation needed]
Alvin York (1918) Corporal while fighting for the AEF, for service in France.[citation needed]
Elias Zerhouni (2008) M.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health[382]
A–B
Johnie V. Arnold (2015), US Coast Guard, USS Bayfield (WWII), Normandy, Iwo Jima, Okinawa; Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, presented in January 2015 at the Arkansas State Capitol by Sujiro Seam, the consul general of France in Houston. Awarded for his service during the Allied Invasion of Normandy, spending his 21st birthday aboard the USS Bayfield along the coast of Southern France. (1924–2015)[302]
Brett Alan August (2015), an attorney in Chicago, Mr. August was the founder of the city's French-American Chamber of Commerce, and served as president. He was one of the founders of the Chicago-Paris Sister Cities partnership and is currently the chair of the Chicago-Paris committee. The award reflects the high regard the nation of France holds for Mr. August's decades long efforts to strengthen the ties between France and the United States.[303]
Frank Lusk Babbott, philanthropist[304]
Myron Barlow (1932) for Painting,[305][305]
Alexander Graham Bell (1847) Inventor of the Telephone[306]
Kathryne Bomberger, Director-General of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP)[citation needed]
Angelo Borracchini (2011), Business Owner in Seattle, Washington. He was also an American Soldier during WWII as a member of the Special Troops, within the 75th Infantry Division, where he participated, endured and survived the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Chevalier De La Légion d'Honneur on 27 October 2011 for his service.
Arnaud de Borchgrave (2014), Journalist specializing in international politics and former editor in chief of The Washington Times. He was awarded in July 2014 with French Ambassador Francois Delattre saying that Borchgrave is "a World War II hero to whom France is eternally grateful, and one of the most remarkable journalists of our lifetime who is also a great friend of France and an exceptional individual."[307]
Ralph L. Bourgeois, Captain US Army, Doctor. 91st Medical Gas Treatment Battalion & Mobile Field Surgical Hospital, D-Day at Utah Beach.[308][309]
Eugene Bullard (1959) First African-American military pilot, Lafayette Flying Corps WWI
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (2007),[310] received it for being the Press Attache of News Week in Paris.
C–D
James Lee Carroll (2013) US Army, 101st Airborne, 501, C Company for his service during the liberation of France during WWII
Herbert E. Carter (2006) USAF Lt. Col, Tuskegee Airman, for his outstanding service during the liberation of France during World War II[311]
Isadore Cutler (2013) US Army, 17th Signal Battalion for his service during the liberation of France during WWII
Miles Davis Jazz musician[312]
Marlene Dietrich German-born actress and singer, for her work improving morale on the front lines of WWII
Elie Dulgher, Sr., Romanian/American Soldier during WWI that held position with three others on the French/German front, near Bordeaux, France, with Hotchkiss machine gun with 1870 mounted tripod[313]
Kirk Douglas (1985) American Actor[314]
Charles Durning, European Theater of World War II, also, US Silver Star, US Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device, 3 US Purple Hearts
Bob Dylan (2013) American musician, singer-songwriter, artist, and writer[315]
E
Clint Eastwood (2009) American actor, film director, film producer and composer.[316]
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grand-Croix (1943) five-star general in the United States Army, 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, and the supreme commander of NATO. Eisenhower received his decoration directly from General Henri-Honore Giraud who gave him his own. Eisenhower, as promised, did not put it on until the French tricolor flew over the city of Strasbourg in the French region of Alsace.[317]
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Mayhew Foster (2009) World War II soldier who flew Hermann Göring from Austria to Germany, where Göring stood trial for war crimes at Nuremberg[318]
Daniel Franklin (2013) World War II soldier who was 17 on D-Day, his landing craft charged with delivering soldiers and ammo to bloody Omaha Beach.[319]
Walter F. Fredericksen, Jr (2014) for his service in the 95th Division, 377th Infantry in World War II. Participated in the liberation of Metz.[citation needed]
Anna Fregosi, educator born in France and raised in Paris, she founded the Ecole Maternelle Francaise in New York City, a school based on the principles of Maria Montessori to serve children of the French immigrant population of New York. French language, history and culture were featured. The medal was officially received on 11 January 1936 at a testimonial banquet at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
G
Dr. Homer Gage, Commandeur, American Philanthropist: American Hospital in Paris (Neuilly)*
Mabel Gage, Commandeur, 22 May 1939 N50528, American Philanthropist: American dormitories Cite Universitaire Paris*
Orlow "Buzz" Freeman Garrett, American graphic artist; U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry Division, I Company, 30th Regiment (WWII)[320]
Tommy H. Gooch Sr (2015) US Army Sergeant served with the 90th Infantry Division, 359th Infantry Regiment, Company D. for service to France at Utah Beach D-Day and the Battle of Metz.[321]
Bart Gordon, Officer (2012) US Representative from Tennessee.[322]
Alan Greenspan, economist and Chairman of the US Federal Reserve[323]
Alfred Edgar Green Jr (2012) US Army,83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, Company D, mortar gunner and glider mission for WWII
H
Philip Habib, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, special envoy to the Middle East.[324]
Fred Harned (2011) U.S. Army, 82nd Engineer Combat Battalion, WWII[citation needed]
Frank Homan (1991) General Electric executive and general manager of CFMI during partnership with GE and Snecma Moteurs, a French engine company.
Elias Howe (1867) inventor of the sewing machine[325]
Robert E. Hunter US Ambassador to NATO[citation needed]
I
Daniel Inouye, (2007) US Senator from Hawaii. US Army Captain with the 442nd RCT during World War II.[326]
J
Quincy Jones (2001) American record producer and musician.[327]
Ira Joralemon (1918), American geologist and mining engineer, served on Billy Mitchell's staff in the United States Army Air Service during WWI.[328]
K
Otto Kahn, German-born, American patron of the arts.
Gilbert Sherburne Wolff Kahn, Otto Kahn's son – Gilbert was a commander in the flag unit of Commander Aircraft South Pacific during WWII and won a letter of commendation from the chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics and distinguished service in the South Pacific where his assignment was.[329][330]
John Katsaros (2012) for his service in World War II.[331][332]
Robert Kenyon (2008) World War II US Army Staff Sergeant; 90th Infantry Division, 357 Infantry Regiment, Company I - at age 19 landed at Utah Beach on June 6, 1944. For actions supporting the liberation of Normandy and being seriously wounded during efforts to free the town of Périers. Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple heart.[333][334]
Jeong H. Kim (2013), President of Bell Labs (2005-2013), in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments and exemplary commitment to French-American friendship.[335]
Young-Oak Kim, Officier (2005), US Army Colonel. Battalion Operation Officer of the 100th bn/442nd RCT during the campaigns for Bruyères and Biffontaine.[336]
Niyazi Kizilyurek (2006) author, for his academic work.[citation needed]
Jacques Paul Klein, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations[citation needed]
Al Klugiewicz, Member of the Army's 83rd Infantry Division, a unit that fought in the initial assault at Normandy. Klugiewicz saw combat in Normandy and northern France, the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland, and central Europe.[337]
Blanche Knopf Officier (1960), American publisher, in recognition of her work publishing French literature.[citation needed]
William A. Knowlton, US Army General[citation needed]
John Immanuel Knudson (1935) Professor of History and Economics, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn[citation needed]
C. Everett Koop (1980) Surgeon General of the United States[338]
Maurice Kozminski (1905) "for services rendered".[339]
Samuel Kridel (1930) for his efforts in the Silk Trade Industry between The United States and France[340]
Lawrence D. Kritzman (2012) John D. Willard Professor of French, Comparative Literature, and Oratory Dartmouth[citation needed]
L
Nicholas Lamia (2013) U.S. Navy, for combat service in World War II at D-Day Omaha Beach (very first wave). Presented by the French Consulate General Olivier Serot Almeras.
Henry Louis Larsen, commander of the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines during World War I and later Governor of Guam.[341]
John Leahy, Chief Sales Officer at Airbus was named an Officer of the Order in March 2012.[342]
Charles Tudor Leber (1959) Officier, General Secretary, Board of Foreign Missions, Presbyterian Church of The United States of America
Lyman Lemnitzer, US Army General, Supreme Allied Commander for Europe.[citation needed]
Odette LePendu (2003) Officier (2013). World War II French Resistance fighter and Présidente de Anciens Combattants[343][344]
Jerry Lewis (1984) Commandeur (2006)[345][346]
Charles Lindbergh, American aviator[citation needed]
David Lynch, filmmaker[347]
M
Douglas MacArthur, Grand-Croix. American General, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and field marshal of the Philippine Army[348]
Paul Bernard Malone, U.S. Army general[349]
Wynton Marsalis (2009), (US), an American trumpeter and composer[citation needed]
George C. Marshall, Grand-Croix. American General Chief of Staff of the United States Army. US Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense.
Knox Martin, American artist, sculptor and muralist, Chevalier (2016), for his contribution to the liberation of France during World War II.
Luke McNamee, Admiral, 10th and 12th Naval Governor of Guam, head of the Battle Fleet, and 21st Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence.[350]
Richard McNulty of Floral, Arkansas, Chevalier and 5 U.S. Bronze Star Medals, 1st US Army under command of Gen. Omar Bradley, landed on Omaha Beach during the Allied forces (World War II) Invasion of Normandy and pushed with unit to the Rhine valley[351]
William A. McNulty, Chevalier (1945), Colonel (US Army), WWII field commander
John Mierzejewski, Chevalier, (2016), Private 1st Class (US Army), 29th infantry division, 16th infantry regiment, Heavy artillery gunner. Landed on Omaha Beach as part of the second wave of the invasion of Normandy.
Billy Mitchell, Commandeur. United States Army Air Service Brigadier General.
Toni Morrison (2010) American novelist[352]
Michael Mullen (2007) 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[353]
Thomas Volney Munson, In 1888 he received decorations of the Legion of Honor with the title "Chevalier du Merite Agricole" for aid to France in viticulture.
Myron H. Murley (2013), Colonel, Infantry (retired), United States Army (b. 4 June 1923, d. 2 September 2013) for his gallant conduct in the liberation of France, 1944.
Audie Murphy, the most decorated US soldier of World War II[354]
Walter Miller, (2015) U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne for combat service on D-Day at St. Mere Eglise where he earned the first of his two Purple Hearts at the age of 17.
N
Joseph Napolitan, Political Consultant, awarded in 2005.[355][356]
Chester W. Nimitz, Grand-Croix. US Navy Fleet Admiral – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II.[citation needed]
O–Q
Edgar dePue Osgood, Officer (2006) Honorary Consul of Côte d'Ivoire, for military service in WWII and keeping the French Language a vibrant entity in the State of California for 50 years.[citation needed]
Vernon Valentine Palmer (2007) Professor of Law Tulane University[citation needed]
Joe Panno (2012) US Army Corporal, 29th Division 115th Regiment 3rd Battalion, fought during the liberation of St. Lo
Robert Parker Officier (2005), American wine critic[citation needed]
Mason Patrick, Major General, US Army and Chief of US Air Force[citation needed]
George S. Patton, Commandeur. US Army General[citation needed]
Donald A. Peltier (2013) Corporal US Army 8th Armored Division, Allied Invasion World War II, Normandy, Belgium, Holland, Germany (Bronze Star for Valor).
Lafayette G. Pool, S/Sgt, US Army 3rd Armored Division, US tank ace credited with over 1,000 kills, 250 German prisoners of war taken, 12 confirmed tank kills and 258 total armored vehicle and self-propelled gun kills.[357]
Colin Powell, US Secretary of State, US Army General.[358]
William Wilson Quinn, US Army Lieutenant general. responsible for the U.S. 7th Army's capture of Herman Goring, Assistant Chief of Staff of the CIA[citation needed]
R
Faizel Firoz Alexander Razak (2012) for services rendered towards the French Republic.[citation needed]
Robert Redford (2010) American actor[citation needed]
Alexander H. Rice, Jr., Commandeur. Doctor, for his medical services in France during World War I[359]
C. Allen Thorndike Rice (1879) for Charnay Expedition to explore and photograph Mayan ruins in Mexico and Guatemala[360][361]
John S. Ripandelli (2013) for his World War II service.[362][363]
Charles Rivkin, Commandeur (2013). Current U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to France.[364]
Paul Craig Roberts, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy[365]
Rufus Roger Roberts, for his services during World War II.[366]
Eleanor Roosevelt (1951), Commandeur[367]
S
Raymond Sackler (1989) Officier (2013). MD, physician, entrepreneur, philanthropist.[citation needed]
Anthony Sadler (2015) for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack.[285]
Fred A. Schubert {1999} Chevalier of the Legion of Honor; served as a Private in the US 100th Aero Squadron as one of the last of the living veterans of World War I[368]
Arnold Schwarzenegger (2011) bodybuilder, actor, businessman, politician.[369]
Martin Scorsese (2005) film director and advocate of film preservation.[370]
Ruth Simmons (2013) for "a career dedicated to being a visionary leader in academia"[371]
Franklin Simon, co-founder of Franklin Simon & Co., for doing more than anyone to put American women in French clothing.[372]
Alek Skarlatos (2015) for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack.[285]
Steven Spielberg American film director/producer[citation needed]
Spencer Stone (2015) for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack.[285]
Barbra Streisand American singer, actress, songwriter, and director.[373]
Sully Sullenberger Officier (2011) US Airways Pilot who successfully landed on the Hudson River, preserving the lives of all 155 individuals on board.[374]
Bruce Sundlun (1977) Governor of Rhode Island. Recognized for his work with the French Resistance during World War II[375]
Greggory Swarz (2015) USAF Staff Sgt. of the 492nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, for saving three French Airmen from a fiery crash by pulling them from the wreckage and using a tourniquet to save the third airman whose hand was lost in the crash during a NATO training exercise at Los Llanos Air Base, Spain, where he also earned the USAF Airman's Medal.[376][377]
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David W. Taylor, US Navy Rear Admiral[citation needed]
Joseph R. Thompson (2012) Army veteran, for World War II combat service in France[citation needed]
William Timlin (1991) Air Force Veteran for service in France[citation needed]
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Tony Vaccaro (1994) U.S. war photographer[citation needed]
Jack Van Eaton (2015) Army Veteran, for World War II Combat Service during the Battle of the Bulge[citation needed]
Malvin E. Walker (2012) Army veteran, for World War II combat service in France[citation needed]
Robert Weber (2013) for his participation in the liberation of France in WWII as a member 54th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 10th Armored Division.[378]
Harvey Weinstein (2012) American film producer and film studio executive.[379]
Orson Welles Commandeur (1982)[380]
Elie Wiesel Commandeur (1984) Grand-Officier (1990) Grand-Croix (2000), Holocaust survivor and author, Nobel Laureate
Shelby Westbrook (2013) for his aerobatic heroism in Operation Dragoon in Southern France during WWII. As a Tuskegee Airman, one of the few Black Americans to be so honored.[citation needed]
William Westmoreland (1972) Commanded US forces during the Vietnam War.[381]
Leonard Wurzel (2013) for his World War II service.[citation needed]
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Steven C. Yevich (2004) of Berwick, PA, for his service in the 35th Infantry Division in World War II; wounded at St. Lo.[citation needed]
Alvin York (1918) Corporal while fighting for the AEF, for service in France.[citation needed]
Elias Zerhouni (2008) M.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health[382]
Airstrip One
Completely Effed
Long overdue. People were calling him French back in 2004.
USFREEDOM911
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
Kerry will probably just throw it over a fence, or at least someone else's.
MAGA MAN
Let's go Brandon!
That was so 18th century...
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
my god the French know him better than we do......
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
poor bone apart blacksmith.....without Darla he must now nap alone......
USFREEDOM911
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
Does he pass water in the loo?
Text Drivers are Killers
Joe Biden - "Time to put Trump in the bullseye."
Have to admit that may be true. Bush was a disaster.
Text Drivers are Killers
Joe Biden - "Time to put Trump in the bullseye."
They better not try to give me one. I'll turn em down. I put america first.
This I can entirely agree with and Kerry
also heartilly agreed the last time I talked to him.
LOL, I don't think you need to worry....
MAGA MAN
Let's go Brandon!
LOL Was he fucking Darla too?
USFREEDOM911
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
You asking him if he wants to supersize his order, is not "Talking" to him. :lol: