Peter was born in New York City in 1913, to a father w a strong Spanish background who immigrated from France & an American mother.
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1932: While attending college in France, Peter signed up for a 5-year enlistment in the French Foreign Legion (FFL).
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Peter fought valiantly in Africa, was wounded in 1933. He came home to US w many medals, including two awards of the Croix de Guerre.
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Transferred between POW camps, Peter tried to escape on several times. In Oct 1941, he succeed & fled to US, by way of Portugal.
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JAN 1944: Peter’s inter-allied team parachuted into France. They were the 1st Allied officers in uniform in France since 1940.
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AUG 1944: Peter became a POW again. He tried to escape several times & succeeded in April 1945 as his camp was hastily evacuated.
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Peter was good friends w
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Awards received: 2 Navy Crosses Legion of Merit 2 Purple Hearts Order of British Empire French Legion of Honor 5 Croix de Guerre
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Peter Ortiz–one of the most decorated
#OSS &@USMC officers of#WWII–died in 1988 & is buried@ArlingtonNatl http://bit.ly/2sm18Vx#OSS75pic.twitter.com/yaZA0wJlEL
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Peter Ortiz : légionnaire, officier de l’USMC et de l’Office of strategic services (OSS) http://www.legion-etrangere.com/mdl/info_seul.php?id=551&block=0&titre=Peter-Ortiz-legionnaire-officier-de-l-USMC-et-de-l-Office-of-strategic-services-OSS …
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