Émile Paganon

Émile Paganon
Born (1916-07-19)July 19, 1916
Thônes, France
Died January 25, 2012(2012-01-25) (aged 95)
Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France

Émile Paganon (July 19, 1916 January 25, 2012) was a French military officer of the chasseurs alpins and skier. He was leader of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed fifth.

Paganon was born in Thônes.[1] He was married to Herminie with one son. The family lived in the French district Vercors, when he served as a ski reconnaissance platoon leader in the 6th Bataillon de chasseurs alpins in Gresse from 1941 to 1943 during World War II. In January 1943 their only son died.[2] In the following years he was Lieutenant in the 3rd/7th Bataillon de chasseurs alpins in Savoy.[3] For his merits in the battle of the Little St Bernard Pass he was awarded with the Bronze Star Medal by Montgomery.[1]

He died at the age of 95 years in Bourg-Saint-Maurice.[4]

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