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Armand JUNG
Armand, Jean, Hyacinthe, Henri JUNG
Birth
17/12/1921
Montigny-lès-Metz
(57 - Moselle)
Death
29/12/1984
Sarralbe
(57 - Moselle)
63
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Worker at Sarreguemines pottery, then joined French Navy in 1939
Job after the war
Municipal police officer in Sarralbe (1946–1974)
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
06/02/1943
Matricule :
14506FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
24/06/1943
Release date :
01/04/1945
647
days
Assigned troop
Troop 8
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landings at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
100
279
Injury(ies)
Wounded on June 6, 1944, at Ouistreham. Continued fighting nonetheless before being finally evacuated on June 10 from Amfreville following a new wound from shell fragments.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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