Bent Faurschou Hviid ( 7 January 1921 – 18 October 1944 ) was a member of the Danish resistance group Holger Danske during World War II . He was quickly named " Flammen " ( meaning " The Flame " ) , for his red hair . In 1951 , he and his Resistance partner Jørgen Haagen Schmith ( Citron , or '' Citronen '' in Danish ) , were posthumously awarded the United States Medal of Freedom by President Harry Truman
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
Bent Faurschou Hviid