General Sir Richard Nelson Gale, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1896 - 1982) was a British soldier who served in both world wars, rising eventually to be Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. In World War I he was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 whilst serving as a junior officer in the Machine Gun Corps. In World War II he served with 1st Parachute Brigade and then the 6th Airborne Division during the invasion of Normandy (D-Day) in 1944. Wikipedia
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