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Mairet, Louis

Date of birth:
June 19th, 1916 (Dijon, France)
Date of death:
October 3rd, 1998 (Toulouse, France)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

Officer of the order of the Merit (Thailand)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1944
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
12e BCA
Awarded on:
1940
1 citation : 1 palm
Croix de Guerre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
4 citations
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Algerian War (1954-1962)
2 citations
Croix de la Valeur Militaire
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with rosette
Médaille de la Résistance Française
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasps "Libye", "Tunisie" "Extrême-Orient"
Médaille Coloniale
Period:
Algerian War (1954-1962)
Rank:
Capitaine (Captain)
Unit:
22e BCA
Awarded on:
1958
WIA 30.05.1958
Médaille des blessés de guerre
Period:
First Indochina War (1946-1954)
Rank:
Capitaine (Captain)
Unit:
2e Bataillon de Parachutistes Coloniaux
Anh Dung Boi Tinh
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sous-Lieutenant (Second Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1942
n° 2177
Insigne Parachutiste FFL
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sous-Lieutenant (Second Lieutenant)
Unit:
French Squadron, Special Air Service Brigade
Awarded on:
June 1942
Parachutist Badge

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