Cammaerts ' time in occupied France , 15 months in total , ended . He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel , awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Legion d'honneur , Croix de Guerre and the American Medal of Freedom for his exploits in southern France . As in the case of others who operated in enemy-held territory for prolonged periods , he gave a great deal of credit to the ordinary French citizens who had provided him and his colleagues with safety and comfort . In the BBC TV series '' Secret Agent '' , broadcast in 2000 , he said , " The most important element was the French housewife who fed us , clothed us and kept us cheerful . " After demobilisation he worked for the International Agency for Reparations in Brussels . In 1952 he returned to teaching , and later became the headmaster of Alleyne 's Grammar School in Stevenage for nine years
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
Francis Cammaerts