Jean COUTURIER
Jean, Victor, Maxime COUTURIER
Birth
21/02/1923
Pérouse
(90 - Territoire de Belfort)
Death
12/07/2006
Saint-Pierre
(974 - La Réunion)
83
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Apprentice electrician at the Alsthom factory school in Belfort
Job after the war
Technical inspector at Alsthom
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
01/07/1943
Matricule :
14624FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
21/12/1943
Release date :
06/02/1945
413
days
Assigned troop
Radio
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Caporal
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
155
215
Injury(ies)
Wounded by mortar shell fragments on 6 June 1944, evacuated.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Médaille Militaire
Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with palm
Médaille des Blessés de Guerre
Médaille de la Résistance Française
Croix du Combattant Volontaire 1939-1945
Croix du Combattant Volontaire de la Résistance
Croix du Combattant
Médaille Commémorative des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre
Médaille Commémorative de la Guerre 1939-1945
Citations
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