Peter J. Ortiz

Colonel Pierre Julien Ortiz OBE was one of the most decorated Marine officers of World War II. He served in both North Africa and Europe throughout the war, as a member of the Office of Strategic Services , operating behind enemy lines several times. He became a film actor after the war.

Although born in New York City to a SpanishAmerican mother and FrenchAmerican father, Ortiz was educated at the University of Grenoble in France. He spoke ten languages including Spanish, French, German and Arabic.

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