Lieutenant General

Pieter A. Le Grange

SSA SM
Born(1916-09-15)15 September 1916
AllegianceSouth Africa
Service/branch South African Air Force
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldChief of Staff Personnel
Wars
AwardsStar of South Africa SSAG Southern Cross Medal SM Korea Medal (South Africa) ' Union Medal ' 1939–45 Star ' Africa Star ' War Medal 1939–1945 ' Africa Service Medal (WWII) ' Bronze Star Medal ' United Nations Service Medal ' Korean War Service Medal ' Order of Military Merit (무공훈장) '
RelationsCornelia "Nelie" Bester van Rooy

Lieutenant General Pieter Andries Le Grange SSA SM (born 15 September 1916)[1][2] was a South African Air Force officer, who served as Chief of Staff Personnel from 1974 to 1977.

Air Force career

Le Grange joined the South African Air Defence Force in 1937, after a short stint in the Special Service Battalion,[1] and participated in the Second World War by serving as Adjutant 2 Squadron in Italy and in Sicily. Adjutant 2 Squadron in the Korean War. In 1974, he acted as Director General Personnel. Chief of Staff Personnel from 1 May 1974–30 Sep 1977 on which date he retired.[1]

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. ↑ Sometimes spelt Ulchi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nöthling, C.J.; Meyers, E.M. (1982). "Leiers deur die Jare (1912–1982)" [Leaders through the years (1912–1982)]. Scientaria Militaria (in Afrikaans). 12 (2): 94.
  2. ↑ Paratus. Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag. 1977. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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