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Photo: LOX Jean, 3068, Pvt - September, 10, 1944 in Samrée-Bois-Saint-Jean (Belgium)
Has shown in fire an exemplary courage. Parachuted behind the enemy lines in the Belgian Ardennes, September 5, 1944. He behaves brilliantly in all the hands in which he takes part. September 10, his group was attacked by much higher enemy forces numbers, and supported by armoured vehicles. During this engagement, Lox's section accepted for mission of reinforcing a group of the Secret Army (resistance) pressed by the enemy, and who weakened. Lox was for these men of the resistance an inspiration and an example. During a daring movement, whereas, by his aggressive heat, he involved his comrades in the attack of an enemy machine-gun position, he fell mortally wounded, refused to be let evacuate, and continued to make the shot until the moment when a gust of machine-gun killed him.
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