René GOUJON
Léon, René GOUJON
Birth
30/03/1923
Saint-Calais
(72 - Sarthe)
Death
09/08/1999
Saint-Malo
(35 - Ille-et-Vilaine)
76
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Apprentice electrician
Job after the war
Rally driver, stuntman, show pilot, electrician, lighting technician at ORTF, ghostwriter, journalist for the BBC, freelance reporter, process engineer, and site manager for the French Coalition for Energy Efficiency (CFEE), notably for the Kourou Space Center.
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
13/03/1942
Matricule :
1162FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
17/01/1944
Release date :
25/10/1945
647
days
Assigned troop
Radio
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
143
Injury(ies)
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Médaille Militaire
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with a bronze star
Médaille des Évadés
Médaille des Volontaires
Croix du Combattant
Médaille Commémorative des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre
Citations
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