Philippe Ragueneau
# Philippe Ragueneau

Philippe Ragueneau (19 November 1917 – 22 October 2003) was a French journalist and writer. He was born in Orléans (Loiret) and died in Gordes (Vaucluse). Ragueneau was a resistance and then military fighter during World War II, and friend of the General Charles de Gaulle.

After the war, Reguneneau 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 (17 November 1945)
* Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 (3 citations)
* Médaille de la Résistance
* Médaille Coloniale
* Croix du combattant volontaire 1939–1945
* Médaille Commémorative des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre

### Foreign

* Africa Star (Great Britain)
* 1939-45 War Medal / mention in dispatches (Great Britain)
* Silver Star (United States)
