Joseph Ulysse Bozonnet (21 July 1922 – 13 January 2014)Ulysse Bozonnet's obituary
fichier des décès
/ref> was a French

mountain infantry Mountain warfare (also known as alpine warfare) is warfare in mountains or similarly rough terrain. Mountain ranges are of strategic importance since they often act as a natural border, and may also be the origin of a water source (for example, t ...

soldier and skier. In the military rank of a Caporal-chef he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

which placed fifth in the powder.''Ulysse Bozonnet''
(French), Bozonnet. Leader of the team was

Émile Paganon Émile Paganon (July 19, 1916 – January 24, 2012) was a French military officer of the chasseurs alpins and skier. He was leader of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed fifth. Paganon was born in Thônes.

who was Bozonnet's platoon leader in

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. His brother Roland served also as a

chasseur alpin The ''chasseurs alpins'' ( en, Alpine Rangers) are the elite mountain infantry force of the French Army. They are trained to operate in mountainous terrain and in urban warfare. History France created its own mountain corps in the late 19t ...

.''Actualités de l’amicale''
(French), EMHM. After Winter Olympics, Ulysse married Sidonie Francine Buillet. They developed a mountain farm in Haute-Tarentaise and they sold the famous ancient cheese ''Persillé''.

Bibliography

* Ulysse Bozonnet: ''Section Paganon: "dans les cimes pour la liberté". L'esprit de. résistance, de fraternité et de compétition: chroniques des années 1930-1948, Haute-Tarentaise, Haute-Maurienne, Val D'Aoste, Piemont, Tyrol'', 2005.

Decorations

Croix de Guerre The ''Croix de Guerre'' (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awa ...

* Croix du combattant de l’Europe

References

French military patrol (sport) runners Military patrol competitors at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for France French military personnel of World War II Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France) 1922 births 2014 deaths {{France-biathlon-bio-stub