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Légion d'Honneur flown in for bomber veteran Stanley Booker | News

A Bomber Command veteran who was shot down over France and sheltered by the Resistance before being held in a German concentration camp has been awarded the Légion d’Honneur.Stanley Booker, 98, was

Kent veteran awarded Legion D'Honneur for France's liberation in World War Two | Meridian

Tuesday January 26, 2021, 4:30 PM A 98-year-old RAF veteran has been awarded the Legion D Honneur for his involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War. Credit: SSAFA A 98-year-old RAF veteran has been awarded the Legion D Honneur for his involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War. Former squadron leader Stanley Booker, from Bracknell, Berkshire - who survived capture and interrogation by the Germans, was appointed to the rank of Chevalier in France s highest order of merit last month. According to the SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, the award recognises the veteran s military engagement and steadfast involvement in France s liberation.

RAF veteran Stanley Booker, 98, awarded Legion D'Honneur

BBC News Published image captionStanley Booker has been awarded the Legion D Honneur by the French government A 98-year-old RAF veteran who survived brutal interrogations by the Nazis during World War Two has been awarded France s highest military honour. Former squadron leader Stanley Booker, from Bracknell in Berkshire, was 22 years old when his plane was shot down over northern France in June 1944. Mr Booker was imprisoned until May 1945 and later received an MBE for his post-war work with British intelligence. He has now been awarded the Legion D Honneur by the French government. Armed forces charity the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) said Mr Booker, who was born in Gillingham, Kent, richly deserved the medal.