Roger DUCASSE
Roger, Jean DUCASSE
Birth
27/08/1919
Illats
(33 - Gironde)
Death
15/12/1979
Bruges
(33 - Gironde)
60
years old
age at death
Job before the war
French Navy
Job after the war
National Police (security inspector). Enlisted in the Foreign Legion to fight in Indochina in 1952, then in Algeria in 1954.
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
03/09/1940
Matricule :
728FN40
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
25/06/1943
Release date :
15/04/1946
1025
days
Assigned troop
Troop 8
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Sergeant
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
106
232
Injury(ies)
Accidentally wounded in the right hand on 3 August 1944 at the woods of Bavent, evacuated.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with a silver-gilt star
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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