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A Tribute to American WWII Veteran

October 23, 2019 by Post

WWII Veteran William David Meisgeier will receive the Legion of Honor on October 30th, 2019 in St Petersburg, FL

WWII Veteran William David Meisgeier will receive the Legion of Honor on October 30th, 2019 in St Petersburg, FL
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In the name of the French Republic, William David Meisgeier, who participated in the Liberation of France during World War II, will receive the insignia of “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” (Knight in the Legion of Honor”) on:
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
At 2:00 pm
C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center campus
J.C. Cobb Room – Building 100
Bay Pines, FL 33744
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About the receipient, Mr. Meisgeier:
Born on March 25th, 1926 in Philadelphia, Mr. William David Meisgeier joined the US Navy as a Seaman First Class. Mr. Meisgeier was deployed on the USS Fitch, a Gleaves-class destroyer ship that took part in the Operation Neptune in Normandy and the Anvil Dragoon in Southern France, two major WWII battles fought on French soil.

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Media contacts: Nathalie Cluzet-Bertot 305.403.4157 – nathalie.cluzet-bertot@diplomatie.gouv.fr

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