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Puech-Samson, Pierre Gustave Robert

Date of birth:
December 28th, 1915 (Gaillac/Tarn, France)
Date of death:
January 19th, 2000 (Narbonne/Tarn, France)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
Corps franc d'Afrique
Awarded on:
April 1943
WIA 27.04.1943 + 09.06.1944 + 10.06.1944 + 27.01.1945
Médaille des blessés de guerre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commandant (Major)
Unit:
2 RCP, 4th SAS Regiment, Special Air Service (SAS), British Army
Awarded on:
January 2nd, 1951
Awarded for:
Operation Amherst

Royal decree no.15
Bronzen Leeuw (BL)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1944
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
7 citations
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasp "Tunisie"
Médaille Coloniale
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 18th, 1943
n° 2466
Insigne Parachutiste FFL

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