Guy Stern to receive the Knight of the Legion d'Honneur medal

What: The French Consul General will bestow the prestigious Knight of the Legion d'Honneur medal, the highest French order for military and civil merits, on Guy Stern, Ph.D., distinguished professor emeritus at Wayne State University.

When: 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27

Where: The HMC Auditorium in The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus located at 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334.

Who: Open to the public.

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Guy Stern, Ph.D, is a distinguished professor emeritus at Wayne State University and was one of the Ritchie Boys of WWII. The Ritchie Boys were a group of young men who fled Nazi Germany and returned to Europe as soldiers in US-uniforms. In Camp Ritchie, Maryland, they were trained in intelligence and psychological warfare.

For more information, please call The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus at 248-553-2400.