Joseph Ulysse Bozonnet (21 July 1922 – 13 January 2014)[1][2] was a French mountain infantry soldier and skier.
In the military rank of a Caporal-chef he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed fifth in the powder.[3] Leader of the team was Émile Paganon who was Bozonnet's platoon leader in World War II. His brother Roland served also as a chasseur alpin.[4] After Winter Olympics, Ulysse married Sidonie Francine Buillet. They developed a mountain farm in Haute-Tarentaise and they sold the famous ancient cheese Persillé.[5]
- ^ Ulysse Bozonnet's obituary (in French)
- ^ fichier des décès
- ^ Ulysse Bozonnet (French), Bozonnet.
- ^ Actualités de l’amicale (French), EMHM. Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ulysse Bozonnet : Bataille des Alpes, JO de Saint Moritz, Saut en parachute sur glacier". Bozonnet.com. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2013-05-24.