Bob Maloubier was born on February 2, 1923 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was married to Marie-Helene France and Catherine Maloubier. He died on April 20, 2015 in Paris, France.
Received the Croix de Guerre for heroism in combat by de Gaulle's government in exile.
At the conclusion of Operation Salesman II he joined SOE's Force 136, an elite commando group aiding resistance groups in Southeast Asian territories occupied by Japan. He was mainly based in Laos.
His final SDECE assignment involved overseeing assassinations of North African leaders in revolt against France.
On 15 June 2014 he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
Both his parents worked as language professors at Adelphi University in New York.