Marcel DERRIEN
Marcel DERRIEN
Birth
21/12/1921
Saint-Hernin
(29 - Finistère)
Death
18/08/1978
Le Havre
(76 - Seine-Maritime)
56
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Merchant navy
Job after the war
Tugboat at the autonomous port of Le Havre
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
25/03/1943
Matricule :
328FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
14/05/1943
Release date :
16/11/1945
917
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landings at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
53
Injury(ies)
Wounded in the right leg on June 6, 1944, at Bénouville while attempting to cross the bridge (Pegasus Bridge). Evacuated. Returned to the front on August 7, 1944.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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