Virginia d'Albert-Lake (née Roush; June 4, 1910 – September 20, 1997) was an American member of the French Resistance during World War II.

In fall 1943 a baker named Marcel Renard from Nesles came to their home and told them that he was sheltering three American airmen who had been shot down over Europe.

[4] In December 1943, Philippe met with Jean de Blommaert, a Belgian working for the British intelligence agency MI9, and became his second-in-command of the Paris sector of the Comet Line.

Virginia's job was to meet escaping airmen when they arrived at a train station in Paris and house them until such time as arrangement could be made for them to travel southward toward Spain.

One location chosen to shelter downed airmen was the Fréteval forest, 150 kilometres (93 miles) southwest of Paris near the town of Châteaudun.

[8] On June 12, 1944, six days after the Normandy Invasion of France, the d'Albert-Lakes believed that they were in danger of being arrested by the German secret police, the Gestapo, and decided to abandon their apartment in Paris and take refuge in the Fréteval forest.

Railroad service was interrupted by allied bombing beyond Dourdan and from there, they broke up into small groups to walk the 85 kilometres (53 miles) to Châteaudun.

The next day, just short of Châteaudun, three German soldiers stopped Virginia who had seven airmen and a guide, Michelle Fredon, with her.

One of the Germans spoke French and detected her American accent and also that her identity documents showed she had been born in the United States.

There were only three Americans and a few British in the camp at that time and they received more favorable treatment than the Poles and other nationalities who made up the majority of the prisoners.

On February 28, d'Albert-Lake and a prominent French prisoner, Genevieve de Gaulle-Anthonioz, were transferred to a Red Cross camp at Liebenau where they received the care they needed to survive.