Jean MAINGAN
Jean, Eugène MAINGAN
Birth
20/08/1923
Paris 10e
(75 - Seine)
Death
12/12/1945
Baie d'Etel
(56 - Morbihan)
22
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Died at sea in the Bay of Étel (Morbihan), on 12 December 1945 – body brought back to Concarneau on 13 December 1945
Job before the war
Job after the war
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
04/09/1943
Matricule :
974FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
18/09/1944
Release date :
27/09/1945
374
days
Assigned troop
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
262
Injury(ies)
Aboard the trawler Bouboule, which struck a German mine during a mission to supply the population.
Died for France
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Citations
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