Jack GALTON
Jack, Édouard, Julien GALTON
Birth
02/06/1912
Paramé
(35 - Ille-et-Vilaine)
Death
27/02/1978
Avranches
(50 - Manche)
65
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Merchant seaman (head chef on the S/S Marigot of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique)
Job after the war
Tourist guide at Mont-Saint-Michel (whose brother was elected mayor at the Liberation)
Owner of a garage in Pontorson
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
17/05/1943
Matricule :
389FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
20/05/1943
Release date :
04/10/1945
868
days
Assigned troop
Troop 8
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Caporal
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
117
257
Injury(ies)
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Citations
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