Paul MATHIEU
Paul, Louis MATHIEU
Birth
23/05/1917
Paris 12e
(75 - Seine)
Death
18/03/2000
Sisteron
(04 - Alpes-Haute-Provence)
82
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Job before the war
Job after the war
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
01/08/1942
Matricule :
605FN42
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
06/08/1942
Release date :
10/09/1942
35
days
Assigned troop
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Corporal
Missions
Raids
Badge(s)
Injury(ies)
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with palm
Médaille des Évadés
Citations
Cited in Army Corps orders.
Taken prisoner during the Campaign of France, escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany and succeeded in crossing the Russian border. After internment in Russia, he joined the Free French Forces and took up arms again for the liberation of the homeland.
Decree of February 25, 1946, signed by Félix Gouin, President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic.
This citation includes the award of the Croix de Guerre with palm.
Call for Testimonies
The Association des Familles de Commandos de la France Libre works to restore the full history of these men, beyond just June 6, 1944. Testimonies and family archives help keep alive the memory of all the men who served in the unit between 1942 and 1945.
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