Jérôme PIRIOU
Jérôme, Henri, Marie PIRIOU
Birth
27/05/1919
Carhaix-Plouguer
(29 - Finistère)
Death
05/03/2001
Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe
(49 - Maine-et-Loire)
81
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Cremated; the ashes were kept by his widow, then placed in a family grave (BIDEAU/MAZE) in the cemetery of Lannedern (29 - Finistère)
Job before the war
Merchant seaman (Compagnie Générale Transatlantique), then French Navy
Job after the war
French Navy
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
07/05/1943
Matricule :
326FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
14/05/1943
Release date :
10/04/1946
1062
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Caporal
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
60
Injury(ies)
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Médaille militaire
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with 2 stars
Médaille de la résistance
Croix du combattant
Médaille commémorative des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre
Croix du Combattant Volontaire
Médaille Commémorative d’Indochine
Médaille Commémorative de la Guerre 1939-1945
Médaille Associative - Médaille de bronze - Union Nationale des Combattants (U.N.C.)
Médaille Associative - Croix du Combattant de l'Europe
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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