Pierre-Charles BOCCADORO
Pierre-Charles BOCCADORO
Birth
14/04/1922
Arras
(62 - Pas-de-Calais)
Death
29/11/2003
Paris 15e
(75 - Paris)
81
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Cremated; ashes placed at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris (75 – Paris) – Columbarium, 2nd basement, Gallery L, Niche No. 1833.
Job before the war
Job after the war
Journalist
Director of a health care facility in Ain
Legal and social advisor
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
23/10/1941
Matricule :
606FN42
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
21/08/1942
Release date :
01/12/1944
833
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance sergeant
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Raids
Hardtrack 7
Badge(s)
18
Injury(ies)
Wounded at the Bavent woods on July 31, 1944; evacuated.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Médaille Militaire
Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
Croix du Combattant Volontaire de la Résistance
Médaille Commémorative des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre
Grand Invalide de Guerre
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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