René LOSSEC
René, Jean, François LOSSEC
Birth
24/06/1920
Brest
(29 - Finistère)
Death
24/05/2008
Brest
(29 - Finistère)
87
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Buried at Carhaix-Plouguer cemetery, Rue Ernest Renan (29 – Finistère) – Sector E No. 303.
Job before the war
Postal service employee
Scrap metal worker
Job after the war
Postal service employee
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
08/07/1940
Matricule :
423FN42
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
11/06/1942
Release date :
10/02/1945
975
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Corporal
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Hardtrack 13
Badge(s)
10
Injury(ies)
Wounded on June 11, 1944, at Amfreville-Écarde; evacuated.
Returned to the front on July 4, 1944.
Wounded on August 5 at the Bavent woods and evacuated to the infirmary, then to England on August 8
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Croix de Guerre 1939/1945
Médaille commémorative des services volontaires dans la France libre
Médaille Militaire
Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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