Marcel NIEL
Marcel, Jules NIEL
Birth
16/10/1921
Le Havre
(76 - Seine-Inférieure)
Death
14/02/1988
Le Havre
(76 - Seine-Maritime)
66
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Merchant seaman
Job after the war
Merchant seaman, then construction worker
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
23/09/1941
Matricule :
5728FN41
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
24/04/1943
Release date :
01/04/1945
708
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
54
280
Injury(ies)
Wounded in the left foot and left lung (no further details). Other information indicates he was accidentally wounded at Amfreville on 13 June 1944, evacuated, and rejoined his unit on 15 July. He was later evacuated to hospital for “shell shock” (combat stress reaction).
He was discharged again on 19 March 1945 on the grounds of “physical and mental exhaustion and unable to continue the duties of a commando at the front.”
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Croix du Combattant
Médaille de Dunkerque
Citations
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