Presentation Date: June 23, 2011
Madame Odette Le Pendu
Madame Odette Le Pendu - French Resistance Fighter (Maquis). Born 1923 in San Francisco of French parents. Steeped in the French tradition and language. Joined the Maquis at age 18 and left for France. Arrested by Gestapo and imprisoned for a week in January of 1945. Recipient of Legion d'Honneur Medal Works with French Consulate in San Francisco as volunteer to find American service personnel who have DD 214, preferably with a Purple Heart, and someone to validate their service to make them eligible for receipt of same medal by the French Government. Madame Odette Le Pendu - French Resistance Fighter (Maquis). Born 1923 in San Francisco of French parents. Steeped in the French tradition and language. Joined the Maquis at age 18 and left for France. Arrested by Gestapo and imprisoned for a week in January of 1945. Recipient of Legion d'Honneur Medal Works with French Consulate in San Francisco as volunteer to find American service personnel who have DD 214, preferably with a Purple Heart, and someone to validate their service to make them eligible for receipt of same medal by the French Government.