Category: Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur

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The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 May 1802.
The Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction:
Chevalier (Knight),
Officier (Officer),
Commandeur (Commander),
Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and
Grand'Croix (Grand Cross).

If unsure of the degree that was awarded to a person, place the profile in the category for the lowest degree, Chevaliers de la Légion d'honneur.

WikiTree Profiles Roll of Honor

See: Wikipedia:Legion_of_Honour

This category is managed by the Roll of Honor Project in association with the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and Roll_of_Honor.

Légion d'honneur

WikiTree Profiles Roll of Honor

William Beach 18 Jun 1856 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 18 Jun 1932

Albertus Catlin 01 Dec 1868 Gowanda, Erie, New York, United States - 31 May 1933

Paul Daly 04 Jul 1891 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 10 Jun 1974

Bertram Ramsay 20 Jan 1883 - 02 Jan 1945

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