Comte Robert Jean Marie de La Rochefoucauld (September 16, 1923 - May 8, 2012) was a member of the French Resistance and Special Operations Executive during World War II, as well as the mayor of Ouzouer-sur-Trézée - a canal town in the Loire Valley, France - from 1966 to 1996. Robert de La Rochefocauld is remembered for his courageous exploits during the war as a heroic spy and saboteur, involving an eclectic and resourceful collection of tools in the service of sabotage and escape as well as the common accouterments of espionage, such as parachutes, explosives, and a submarine. In honor of his work as for France and as a secret agent for the British during the war, he was awarded the orders Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Croix de Guerre, Médaille de la Résistance and the Distinguished