Rose Valland retired in 1968 , but continued to work on restitution matters for the French archives . Her valour and dedication resulted in numerous awards from her own and other countries . From the French government she received the Légion d'honneur , was made a Commandeur of the Order of Arts and Letters and awarded the Médaille de la Résistance . Following its creation in 1951 , she would receive the Officer 's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany . The United States awarded Valland the Medal of Freedom in 1948
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
Rose Valland