Philippe Ragueneau
Philippe Ragueneau was a French journalist and writer. He was born in Orléans and died in Gordes. Ragueneau was a resistance and then military fighter during World War II, and friend of the General Charles de Gaulle.
He is a graduate of HEC Paris.
After the war, Ragueneau became a journalist and a political ally of de Gaulle, joining his cabinet in 1958. In the 1970s, he was a television writer and producer.
Distinctions
French
- Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
- Compagnon de la Libération
- Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
- Médaille de la Résistance
- Médaille Coloniale
- Croix du combattant volontaire 1939–1945
- Médaille Commémorative des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre
Foreign
- Africa Star
- 1939-45 War Medal / mention in dispatches
- Silver Star