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"...Behind enemy lines
On June 17, 1944, less than two weeks after D-Day, Hagan, now a captain, was providing air support on a flying mission over Normandy when he suffered engine failure and crash-landed in a wheat field outside the tiny village of Beauchene. His plane turned over and split in half, though Hagan was fortunate to escape with only a scrape to his forehead. He made his way to a nearby farm, where he was given a change of clothing and put in contact with the French Underground. After receiving new clothing, he was taken to the country house of Yvette Dubocq.
Dubocq was a 39-year-old former French intelligence officer. She and her partner, Jeanne Cochin, now worked for the Resistance in Nazi-occupied France. When Hagan arrived, they were already sheltering two American pilots, Joseph Porter and Duffy Kalbfleisch, who had been shot down the previous April. They were operating in direct defiance of the occupying German forces, who posted an official notice: “It is forbidden to hide, lodge, or help in any manner any member of enemy forces (specifically air crew members or enemy parachutists). Noncompliance is punishable by DEATH.” ..."
www.illinoistimes.com  Laurent Laloup le vendredi 22 novembre 2019 Contribution au livre ouvert de Thérèse Jeanne Cochin Montrée dans le livre ouvert de 2 Yvette Denise Marie Dubocq | |
