her "exemplary courage." Distinctions Ranc-Sakakini received numerous awards for her valor during World War II including the following. Officer of the Legion of Honor (April 12, 2009) War Cross 1939-1945 Internment medal for Resistance events Cross of Merit (Poland) References 1916 births 2014 deaths French activists French women activists French Resistance members Female resistance members of World War II 20th-century French women