Jean MONTÉAN
Jean, Robert MONTÉAN
Birth
24/12/1922
Tostat
(65 - Hautes-Pyrénées)
Death
03/11/1944
Bergen-op-Zoom
Pays-Bas
21
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Initially buried in the Netherlands.
Buried at Tostat (65 – Hautes-Pyrénées) after repatriation.
Job before the war
French Navy (date of enlistment unknown, but likely from 1940, as he had already spent three years stationed in Morocco at the time of his desertion to join the "Français Libre")
Job after the war
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
08/03/1943
Matricule :
657FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
19/07/1943
Release date :
03/11/1945
838
days
Assigned troop
Troop 8
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
112
Injury(ies)
Shot and wounded during the landing at Flushing, he succumbed to his injuries on November 3, 1944, in Bergen-op-Zoom
Died for France
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Médaille Militaire à titre posthume
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with vermeil star
Citations
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