Raoul Magrin-Vernerey

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Raoul Magrin-Vernerey
Ralph Monclar during the Korean War
Nickname(s)	Ralph Monclar
Born	(1892-02-07)7 February 1892 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	3 June 1964(1964-06-03) (aged 72) Paris, France
Allegiance	France Free France
Service / branch	French Army
Years of service	1912 – 1964 (52 years of service, more than half-century)
Rank	Général de corps d'armée
Unit	60th Line Infantry Regiment 16th Chasseur Battalion à Pied 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment 1e REI 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3e REI 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2e REI 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 5e REI 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment 4e REI
Commands	13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade 13e DBLE 1st Free French Division 1re DFL 2nd Inspector of the Foreign Legion (1948–1950) French Korean Battalion
Battles / wars	World War I Levant – Morocco – Algeria – Tonkin World War II Battles of Narvik Korean War
Awards	Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur Companion of the Liberation Médaille militaire Croix de guerre 1914–1918 Croix de guerre 1939–1945 Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (UK) Silver Star (US) Taegeuk Order of Military Merit (ROK)
Other work	Governor of Les Invalides (1962-1964)

Raoul Charles Magrin-Vernerey (French pronunciation: [ʁaul ʃaʁl maɡʁɛ̃ vɛʁnəʁɛ]), also known as Ralph Monclar (French pronunciation: [ʁalf mɔ̃klaʁ]; 7 February 1892 – 3 June 1964) was a French officer and 2nd Inspector of the Foreign Legion^[1] who fought in World War I, World War II within the ranks of the Free French Forces and led the French Battalion in the Korean War.^[2] He was also one of the first senior officers to respond to the Appeal of 18 June.