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Wilen, Odetta Victoria "Waitress"
Wilen, Odetta Victoria "Waitress"
Date of birth:
1919 (London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
2015
Nationality:
British
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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
F Section
,
Special Operations Executive (SOE)
,
British Government
Awarded on:
August 9th, 2007
Air-Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy authorised the award. Presented by British ambassador Dr John Hughes.
Sources
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Special Forces - Roll Of Honour
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Odette Strugo Garay: SOE radio operator and courier who carried out vital work with the Resistance in the preparations for D-Day | The Independent
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