CHARLES DE GAULLE, COMMANDING THE 19th BATAILION OF HUNTERS ON FOOT {CR}Certificate of good conduct of the hunter 2nd class Emile CRESPEL of the 1st company of the 19th battalion of hunters on foot. {CR}On paper, decorated with trophies of arms, flags and the bugle of Sidi Brahim. {CR}Dated April 1, 1929. {CR}Signed by the patented battalion commander de Gaulle, commanding the battalion. {CR}Ink stamp of the commander of the 19th Alpine Hunter Battalion (the name given to the battalion at the time). {CR}A.B.E. (Slight folds and a small tear). {CR}{CR}Émile CRESPEL (1907-1988), born in Nivillac and died in Machecoul. {CR}{CR}History : {CR}After a stay in the staff of Maréchal Pétain, he was promoted chief of battalion on September 25, 1927. In November 1929, he was assigned to the staff of the Troupes du Levant in Beirut.