Spalding Royal Naval Association shipmate Charles Angel received one of the best presents just before his 90th birthday.
He received The Chevalier De La Legion d’honneur – the highest medal that France can bestow.
Mr Angel entered service of the Royal Navy in 1943 as a 17-year-old Able Seaman until he left the service in 1947.
The Legion d’honneur is awarded by the French Government to survivors of the D-Day campaign in Normandy, June 1944, during which time Mr Angel was serving on board HMS Havelock H88.
At the end of the war he was awarded 1939-45 Star, France, Germany and Atlantic Star and 1939-45 War Medal.
After living and working in London all his life, upon his retirement he and his wife decided on a quieter life and settled in Spalding.
