Collection Benoît Senne ©
Joseph GUILCHER
Joseph, Prosper, Marie GUILCHER
Birth
09/03/1923
Ile-de-Sein
(29 - Finistère)
Death
01/01/2013
Pont-l'Abbé
(29 - Finistère)
89
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Baker
Job after the war
Baker, then employee at the fish auction in Le Guilvinec
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
01/07/1940
Matricule :
5056FN40
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
25/06/1943
Release date :
02/11/1945
861
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)
102
214
Injury(ies)
Wounded on 6 June 1944 (shrapnel to the right foot), evacuated.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
Médaille de la Résistance Française
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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