Ulysse Bozonnet
Joseph Ulysse Bozonnet (21 July 1922 – 13 January 2014)[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4] After Winter Olympics, Ulysse married Sidonie Francine Buillet. They developed a mountain farm in Haute-Tarentaise and they sold the famous ancient cheese Persillé.[5]
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[5]
- Croix du combattant de l’Europe[5]
References
- ^ Ulysse Bozonnet's obituary (in French)
- ^ fichier des décès
- ^ Ulysse Bozonnet (French), Bozonnet.
- ^ Actualités de l’amicale (French), EMHM. Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Ulysse Bozonnet : Bataille des Alpes, JO de Saint Moritz, Saut en parachute sur glacier". Bozonnet.com. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
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