Robert FOUGÈRE
Robert, Édouard FOUGÈRE
Birth
05/07/1920
Paris 10e
(75 - Seine)
Death
16/08/1969
Fontainebleau
(77 - Seine-et-Marne)
49
years old
age at death
Job before the war
French Navy
Job after the war
Railway employee
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
09/04/1943
Matricule :
537FN43
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
24/06/1943
Release date :
25/03/1945
640
days
Assigned troop
Troop 8
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
91
219
Injury(ies)
Wounded on 11 June 1944 at Amfreville, evacuated. Returned to the front on 15 August 1944.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Citations
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