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DeRome, Maurice Louis

Nationality:
Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
Special Force Detachment, Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
Awarded on:
April 19th, 1945
"Lieutenant Colonel Derome has, during the last 8 months, trained and commanded with outstanding success the Special Force Detachment attached to H.Q., Canadian Army. His (...) grasp of the unusual problems involved, (..) application, enthusiasm and drive, have been an inspiration to all ranks, British and Canadian, in his Detachment."
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
Special Force Detachment, Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
Awarded on:
December 22nd, 1945
Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.4)

Royal degree no.2 (8 December 1945)
Canadian Gazette of 22 dec.1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
Special Force Detachment, Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
Awarded on:
November 2nd, 1946

With bronze palm
Presidential Medal of Freedom

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