Paul CHOUTEAU
Paul CHOUTEAU
Birth
03/03/1922
Gray
(70 - Haute-Saône)
Death
26/01/2017
Saint-Arnoult
(14 - Calvados)
94
years old
age at death
Job before the war
French Navy
(since 1939)
Job after the war
House painter, then a career in the National Police
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
20/04/1943
Matricule :
988FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
30/09/1943
Release date :
18/10/1945
749
days
Assigned troop
Troop 8
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Caporal
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
126
Injury(ies)
Wounded at Ouistreham on 6 June 1944, evacuated. Returned to the front on 7 August 1944.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Officier de la Légion d'Honneur
Médaille Militaire
Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with silver star
Médaille Commémorative Française de la Guerre 1939-1945
Citations
Wounded at Ouistreham on 6 June 1944, evacuated. Returned to the front on 7 August 1944.
Decision of 2 July 1945
Call for Testimonies
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