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Michel VINCENT
Michel, Adrien, Pierre VINCENT
Birth
05/10/1923
Houquetot
(76 - Seine-Inférieure)
Death
27/09/2003
Harfleur
(76 - Seine-Maritime)
79
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Buried at Ouistreham cemetery (14 – Calvados), exhumed and later reburied at Manneville-la-Goupil cemetery (76 – Seine-Maritime).
Job before the war
Merchant Navy (Embarked at the age of 15 in 1938)
Job after the war
Merchant Navy with Messageries Maritimes, then Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
Spent fifteen years in the French West Indies as a stevedoring supervisor. Upon returning to Le Havre, he became CEO of the Générale de Manutention Portuaire..
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
31/03/1943
Matricule :
239FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
24/04/1943
Release date :
05/10/1945
895
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
56
Injury(ies)
Wounded on the beach on June 6, 1944 (leg and left hand); evacuated.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Médaille Militaire
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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