Nurse who arrived in the last airplane into the French fortified camp at Dien Bien Phu, she became part of the all male medical staff and took care of the wounded and was taken prisoner when the fort fell on 7 May 1954.
Awarded the Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures.
Awarded the Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur.
Awarded the Congressional Medal of Freedom by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.