At the outbreak of the
Second World War in 1939, Gravereaux volunteered for the
French Army. While serving as a
corporal in a
machine-gun squad, he was wounded in the jaw and captured at
Namur during the
Battle of France in 1940, but escaped and enlisted in the
Free French Army. For actions during the invasion of France, Gravereaux received the
Croix de guerre and
Médaille militaire. While serving with the Free French forces, he took part in
Operation Torch; however, he suffered a relapse of his wound and travelled to New York City, where he died in November 1943. ==References==