ok an owski ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Jean - Jac ques ▁B ok an owski , ▁who ▁became ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁at ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁of ▁Paris . ▁Michel ▁attended ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Cond or c et . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁in ▁an ▁air ▁accident ▁when ▁flying ▁from ▁Toul ▁to ▁an ▁av iation ▁meeting ▁in ▁Cl erm ont - F err and . ▁Michel ▁was ▁author ized ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁name ▁" M aur ice - B ok an owski " ▁by ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Maurice - B ok an owski ▁ ▁married ▁H él ène ▁K ann ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁They ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Th ier ry ▁Maurice - B ok an owski . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( 1 9 3 9 – 4 5 ) ▁Michel ▁Maurice - B ok an owski ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Free ▁French ▁forces . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our , ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 4 5 ▁and ▁Comp agn on ▁de ▁la ▁Lib ération . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁fer vent ▁Ga ull ist . ▁He ▁was ▁secretary - general ▁of ▁the ▁R ass emble ment ▁du ▁Pe u ple ▁Fran çais