WW2 US army / FFL ?

[scottplen]

I assume this man served with Foreign legion prior to US service ? 
he arrive in England in mid 1943 a year prior to 70th us division arriving there ?

the French and Belgium awards are all early 1940s made but the long pins removed . 
all medals in frame show even age and fading to ribbons . 
 

[scottplen]

The article stating he was in england 1943 does not go with this group

wrong fathers name !

still he had to be in french service prior ?

or lower group is a relative ?

Edited December 19, 2022 by scottplen

[Bill Brouillard Jr.]

The French medals have a brassy finish that indicates that they were manufactured in the late 1960's or 70's and were readily available at a lot of Gun Shows at that time.  Since he was born in 1922 and enlisted for WWII and the FFL Enlistment was 7 to 9 years I don't think that FFL service was possible. I think that there would have been an issue of retaining his American Citizenship had he enlisted with the FFL.

 

Bill

[scottplen]

im wondering if its a relatives group ? his wife had french canadian cousins . so im thinking some sort of family member?

Edited December 20, 2022 by scottplen