Jacques Paillard

1921–1945 (age 24)

Biography

Jacques Paillard, born in 1921, embraced the duties of a soldier during the darkest days of the war, answering the call to defend liberty with courage beyond his years.

He paid the ultimate price in 1945, and Père Lachaise Cemetery shelters his grave as a reminder of youthful valor and the high cost of peace.

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