A. Wellman, American fighter pilot in the Lafayette Flying Corps, awarded Croix de Guerre with two palm leaves, 1918 Samuel Woodfill, an American infantry lieutenant who disabled several German machine-gun nests and killed many enemy combatants with rifle, pistol and pickaxe. He was awarded the American Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre. Alvin C. York was awarded the Croix de Guerre with bronze palm for his valor in the Battle of Meuse River-Argonne Forest near the town of Verdun, France. Also awarded the American Medal of Honor. Archibald James Fergusson Eden, Brigadier General in the British Army. Virginia Hall Goillot DSC, Croix de Guerre, MBE(April 6, 1906 – July 8, 1982), code named Marie and Diane, was an American who worked with the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in France during World War II. The objective of SOE and OSS was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany. (SOE)and (OSS) agents in France allied themselves with resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England. After World War II Hall worked for the Special Activities Division of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Individuals in World War II Jehan Alain, French organist and composer. Engaged with enemy, single-handedly killing 16 with carbine before being killed himself. Władysław Anders, Polish general, commander of the 2nd Polish Corps, 1943–46. Vera Atkins, assistant to head and intelligence officer of the French section of Special Operations Executive (SOE). John Beech Austin, Squadron Leader in both the RAF and the SOE. Ralph Chamberlain, returned on two separate occasions to an active mine field to rescue several badly injured soldiers. Awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm Leaf for bravery and services rendered to Belgium. Maurice Bambier, French politician and former Mayor of Montataire, awarded the French Croix de Guerre for his services during the Dunkirk evacuation. Josephine Baker, American-born French dancer, singer and actress, for her work in the French Resistance. Samuel Beckett, awarded the Croix de Guerre by General Charles de Gaulle in March 1945. Marcel Bigeard, highly decorated French general and veteran of World War II, French Indochina and Algeria; received both the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 and the Croix de guerre TOE with a total of 25 citations, including 17 palms. Robert M. Blackburn, American, Fighter pilot,