Dr. Fred Hunt is all smiles after granting Curator Maya Hirschman a lovely interview in July, 2015.

Congratulations to Dr. Fred Hunt, radar veteran, on receiving the French Legion of Honour!

The ceremony was held on November 10, 2015, with French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis presenting the medals. The veterans were honoured for the roles they played in France's liberation. Fred is one of our long-time supporters and an esteemed World War II radar veteran. We have numerous artefacts in the collection donated by Fred, including field maps from his time operating mobile radar in France and Belgium. He is also one of the veterans we profile in the In Harm's Way exhibit, currently in development, about radar on the front lines.

The full list of Legion of Honour recipients follows:

Acorn, Ivan

Bova, George

Bray, John Reynold Delmeigne

Bridgewater, Albert

Craske, Peter

Farley, Raymond

Fouchard, George

Fowlow, Gilbert

Hanley, Robert

Highley, John

Hunt, Frédérick

Huot, Marcel

Juneau, Gérard

Kaspar, Walter

Little, Ronald Joseph

McKechnie, Donald

Moore, William

Neatby, Herbert Blair

Notman, Allan

Scharf, James

Read more and view photographs from the award ceremony at the links below.