He was advanced in rate for especially meritorious conduct in action while serving aboard ship at the port city of Arzew, Algeria, on November 8, 1942.
Walker commanded the division in training operations near Rabat and Arzew.
The first one was inaugurated in 2005 under the name Kahrama close to the industrial zone of Arzew.
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Voirol successfully established French occupation in Oran, and another French general, Louis Alexis Desmichels, was given an independent command that gained control over Arzew and Mostaganem.