Suzanne David Hall (January 23, 1927 – July 7, 2011) was a spy for the French resistance during World War II while still a teenager.
[1] During her training to become an opera singer, she relayed messages that helped bring about the Allied invasion of Normandy.
The 2003 novel For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley was based on interviews with Hall.
[2] Hall was born on January 23, 1927, in Cherbourg, France to Étienne and Désirée LeDoux David.
According to Bradley's book, Hall's conviction to fight for France began on the day she and her best friend Yvette went down to the beach.
A few minutes into conversation, German planes bombed the entire beach and town square.
Later, the Germans forced Hall and her family to move out of their house and into a dingy apartment.