2 New Brunswick veterans awarded France s Legion of Honour cbc.ca 2 hrs ago Isabelle Leger © Consulate General of France in the Atlantic Provinces Alexandre Mallet was one of 7,000 Canadian Forestry Corps soldiers sent to Europe in 1941.
New Brunswick veterans Alexandre Mallet and Réginald Basque have received France s highest honour award for their contributions in the Second World War.
This week, the veterans from the Acadian Peninsula were awarded the Legion of Honour by Johan Schitterer, France s consul general in the Atlantic Provinces.
Mallet was one of 7,000 Canadian Forestry Corps soldiers sent to Europe in 1941. He helped get the Allied troops into France with the construction of buildings and was caught in an artillery duel while constructing a dam.
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