However, on the spot, he joined a group of patriot Gaullists created by his cousins José Aboulker and Roger Carcassonne, then extended to certain people by Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie.

He stayed until the end, doing what was necessary, in spite of a wild sea, for putting afloat the kayak of General Clark, an associate of Eisenhower, allowing him to join his submarine before daybreak.

In May 1943, he returned to Algiers and prepared for the arrival of General Charles de Gaulle, along with Roger Carcassonne and the opponents of the resistance group Combat.

Promoted to officer of Cherchell school, then to second lieutenant, he was assigned to the first Free French Division and went up to Colmar where he arrived in December 1944.

His decorations were as follows: He represents the quite rare case of a holder of two quotations to his Military Cross, one given to him by General Charles de Gaulle and the other by Giraud.