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Georges FAGOU
Georges, Louis FAGOU
Birth
15/04/1925
Gavarnie
(65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Death
15/08/1981
Toulouse
(31 - Haute-Garonne)
56
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Buried in the suburban cemetery of Cornebarrieu (31 - Haute-Garonne) - Division 14, Section E, Grave No. 219
Job before the war
None (was 14 years old at the outbreak of war)
Job after the war
Returned to civilian life, he first guarded German prisoners in the Houlgate (Calvados) area, then worked as a truck driver, collecting milk in the countryside around Gavarnie. He later managed a biscuit factory in Lourdes, then a delicatessen in Tarbes before becoming a railway crossing keeper. He subsequently ran a first concierge service, then a second, larger one with his wife in Toulouse.
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
03/01/1943
Matricule :
200CAS43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
04/02/1944
Release date :
14/02/1946
741
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
146
Injury(ies)
According to a 1945 press article, he was seriously wounded on 18 June 1944 by shrapnel that pierced his left lung and was evacuated by air.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Croix de Guerre 1939 -1945 with a silver star
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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