Jean BRATTESANI
Jean, Pierre BRATTESANI
Birth
14/05/1921
Marseille
(13 - Bouches-du-Rhône)
Death
21/12/1943
At sea in the English Channel
22
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Job before the war
Job after the war
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
01/02/1942
Matricule :
124FN42
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
13/06/1942
Release date :
07/01/1943
208
days
Assigned troop
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
Raids
Badge(s)
Injury(ies)
Sinking of the escort vessel 5 Carentan (submarine chaser) in the English Channel on 21 December 1943, following a storm near the Isle of Wight, south of England, while escorting a British submarine (HMS Rorqual).
Died for France
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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