Roland GABRIEL
Roland GABRIEL
Birth
16/06/1923
Besançon
(25 - Doubs)
Death
25/01/1994
Saint-Vit
(25 - Doubs)
70
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Office worker
Job after the war
Geologist for the CEA (Atomic Energy Commission). Worked in the Congo, among other places.
Later became a civil engineering contractor.
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
06/11/1940
Matricule :
4912FN40
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
28/10/1942
Release date :
18/11/1945
1117
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Private
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landings at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
41
Injury(ies)
ounded in the legs and right arm during the raid on Sark.
Wounded on June 12, 1944, at Amfreville-Écarde; evacuated.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Médaille Militaire
Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with vermeil star
Citations
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