Alexandre DUPONT
Alexandre, Éloi DUPONT
Birth
03/12/1922
Merville
(59 - Nord)
Death
17/02/1980
Thionville
(57 - Moselle)
57
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Job after the war
Served in the French Foreign Legion during the Indochina War, then truck driver in Lille and Sedan. From 1955, specialized worker at the Sollac steel company in Sérémange, then foreman
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
1941
Matricule :
4137FN41
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
01/01/1944
Release date :
01/11/1944
305
days
Assigned troop
Troop 8
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
158
234
Injury(ies)
Wounded at the Bavent woods and evacuated on July 31, 1944.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with silver star
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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