Ulysse Bozonnet
Joseph Ulysse Bozonnet (1922 – January 2014)[1] was a French mountain infantry soldier and skier.
In the military rank of a Caporal-chef he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed fifth in the powder.[2] Leader of the team was Émile Paganon who was Bozonnet's platoon leader in World War II. His brother Roland served also as a chasseur alpin.[3] After Winter Olympics, Ulysse married Sidonie Francine Buillet. They developed a mountain farm in Haute-Tarentaise and they sold the famous ancient cheese Persillé.[4]
Bibliography
- Ulysse Bozonnet: Section Paganon: "dans les cimes pour la liberté". L'esprit de. résistance, de fraternité et de compétition: chroniques des années 1930-1948, Haute-Tarentaise, Haute-Maurienne, Val D'Aoste, Piemont, Tyrol, 2005. ISBN 978-2-84206-290-3
Decorations
- Croix de guerre[4]
- Croix du combattant de l’Europe[4]
References
- ↑ Ulysse Bozonnet's obituary (French)
- ↑ Ulysse Bozonnet (French), Bozonnet.
- ↑ Actualités de l’amicale (French), EMHM. Archived 31 December 2010 at WebCite
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Ulysse Bozonnet : Bataille des Alpes, JO de Saint Moritz, Saut en parachute sur glacier". Bozonnet.com. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2013-05-24.