Guy VOURC'H
Guy, Jean, Guillaume, Marie VOURC'H
Birth
02/03/1919
Plomodiern
(29 - Finistère)
Death
03/07/1988
Paris 8e
(75 - Paris)
69
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Buried at Plomodiern cemetery (29 – Finistère) – at the far end of the north central aisle.
Job before the war
Medical student
Job after the war
Anesthesiologist
Director of the first French department of anesthesiology
Professor of anesthesiology
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
November 1940
Matricule :
52822 Terre
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
21/09/1942
Release date :
12/01/1946
1209
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Captain
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Hardtack 24
Badge(s)
36
Injury(ies)
Wounded on 6 June 1944 on the beach (in the back, the arm and the right hand), evacuated. Returned to the front on 7 August 1944.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Officier de la Légion d'Honneur
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 (two citations in Army orders)
Médaille de la Résistance Française with rosette
Médaille des Évadés
Croix du Combattant Volontaire de la Résistance
Médaille Commémorative des Services Volontaires dans la France libre
Croix militaire (United Kingdom)
Citations
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