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dventurer and actor who served with French Foreign Legion, was captured by Nazis in 1940, escaped to US and joined the Marines, recruited by OSS to return to France
Timeline
Birth- 5 July 1913
New York, NY
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 32 - 29 years
Served For
United States of America
Organization Code
M
Conflict Period
World War II
Organization
Marine Corps
Branch
Marine Corps
WW2 Service Fact
Served on OSS UNION I and II mission in France.
Gold Star
Rank
Colonel
Service Start Date
22 June 1942
Unit of Service
Served with OSS
Service Number
O-12779
Enlistment- 22 June 1942-Age: 29 years
Discharge- 5 Dec 1945-Age: 32 years
1939 - 1945World War II
Service Number
32645423 (enlisted)
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
France
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
French Foreign Legion
Rank
Sergeant
WW2 Service Fact
Ortiz re-enlisted in the Legion in October 1939 as a sergeant, and received a battlefield commission in May 1940. He was wounded while blowing up a fuel dump and captured by the Germans during the 1940 Battle of France.
Death- 16 May 1988-Age: 75 years
Unknown
Other Facts
Full Name
Peter Ortiz
Social Security Number
***-**-7204
Gender
Male
