Mathurin LAVENTURE
Mathurin, Joseph, Marie LAVENTURE
Birth
01/05/1920
Plougoumelen
(56 - Morbihan)
Death
06/07/1985
Hailsham
United Kingdom
65
years old
age at death
Job before the war
French Navy (enlisted in 1938)
Job after the war
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
23/09/1941
Matricule :
10539FN41
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
21/12/1943
Release date :
01/11/1944
316
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Sergeant
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
139
Injury(ies)
Wounded on the beach on 6 June 1944, evacuated.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Citations
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