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Distinguished Service Order
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Albert Guérisse
1911-04-05 – 1989-03-26
Life & Legacy
Major General Count Albert-Marie Edmond Guérisse (5 April 1911 – 26 March 1989) was a Belgian Resistance member who organized French and Belgian escape routes for downed Allied pilots during World War II under the alias of Patrick Albert "Pat" O'Leary, purportedly the name of a peace-time Canadian friend. His escape line was dubbed the Pat O'Leary Line.
Occupation & Career
physician, military officer, resistance fighter, major general
Education
Université libre de Bruxelles
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Distinguished Service Order; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; George Cross; Médaille d'honneur des épidémies; Officer of the Order of Leopold; Croix de guerre 1939–1945; Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold; Officer of the Order of Leopold II; Resistance Medal
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Croix de guerre 1939–1945 · Distinguished Service Order · George Cross · Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold · Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire · Médaille d'honneur des épidémies · Officer of the Order of Leopold · Officer of the Order of Leopold II · Resistance Medal
Organizations & Memberships
Pat O'Leary Line
Education & Institutions
Université libre de Bruxelles
Verified Legacy Record
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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George Cross
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Médaille d'honneur des épidémies
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Officer of the Order of Leopold
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Croix de guerre 1939–1945
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Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
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Officer of the Order of Leopold II
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Resistance Medal
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Sources & Provenance
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