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Georges BOUCHARD
Georges, Adrien BOUCHARD
Birth
04/06/1925
Lyon 6e
(69 - Rhône)
Death
03/03/1983
Villeurbanne
(69 - Rhône)
57
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Textile printer and schoolboy in Barranquilla, Colombia
Job after the war
Returned to live in Great Britain, where he married, until his return to France in the early 1960s. His career was marked by considerable instability.
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
24/07/1941
Matricule :
11410T41
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
21/12/1943
Release date :
17/11/1945
697
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landings at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
142
Injury(ies)
Wounded on 6 June, evacuated. Returned to the front on 7 August 1944. Assigned to Troop 8. Evacuated to the infirmary on 11 August. Rejoined the unit again on 17 August.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Médaille Militaire
Citations
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