Collection Famille Fromager ©
Marcel FROMAGER
Marcel, Valentin FROMAGER
Birth
26/12/1924
Guingamp
(22 - Côtes-du-Nord)
Death
14/09/1975
Quessoy
(22 - Côtes-du-Nord)
50
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Buried in Quessoy (22 - Côtes d'Armor), the only grave in the cemetery bearing a Cross of Lorraine
Job before the war
Merchant seaman
Job after the war
Merchant seaman. Sailed on the Antilles, the Landre, and then the France as a cabin boy. Security officer at Saint-Brieuc Airport.
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
10/08/1942
Matricule :
642FN42
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
07/10/1943
Release date :
11/11/1945
766
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Caporal
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landings at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Hardtack 23
Badge(s)
127
213
295
Injury(ies)
Wounded on 6 June 1944, evacuated. Returned to the front at Bavent on 15 August 1944. Evacuated again due to illness on 25 August, “during a night march.”
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Médaille Militaire
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with a silver-gilt star
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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