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A 99-year-old New Orleans businessman greatest recognized within the metropolis as a proprietor of his household’s landmark hat retailer on St. Charles Avenue was honored by the president of France on Tuesday for his navy service throughout World Warfare II.
Samuel Meyer, who nonetheless places in a number of days every week at Meyer the Hatter, the enterprise began by his grandfather in 1894, was awarded the rank of chevalier, or knight, of the Nationwide Order of the Legion of Honor.
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“To obtain this award from the French authorities, is testomony to the bond that exists between our two nations,” Meyer stated throughout a ceremony on the Nationwide World Warfare II Museum, blocks away from his household enterprise. “The bond between our two nations is unbreakable. And I’m honored to have performed a small half in strengthening it.”
99-year-old hat salesman and World Warfare II veteran Samuel Meyer is photographed after ceremonies on the Nationwide World Warfare II Museum in New Orleans, on Feb. 27, 2024. (AP Photograph/Kevin McGill)
Drafted at age 18, Meyer was a corporal with the 485th Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Drive. He was stationed at varied occasions in Britain, Belgium, France and Germany. He served as an armorer, charged with loading bombs and ammunition on P-38 fighter planes. “I needed to put the bullets within the weapons,” he defined after the ceremony.
In accordance with the Consulate Common of France in New Orleans, the Nationwide Order of the Legion of Honor was established by Napoleon Bonaparte on Might 19, 1802, and membership is taken into account France’s highest honor.
The award was bestowed on behalf of the French president by French Ambassador Laurent Bili, who pinned a medal to Meyer’s lapel as Meyer’s spouse of 64 years, Marcelle, appeared on with buddies, household and museum guests.
Talking later with reporters, Bili pressured that the award should be earned.
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“We aren’t giving an award to individuals for the place we come from, their start rights, however for his or her benefit rights,” Bili stated.
New Orleans hat salesman, 99, honored by French president for WWII service
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