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Bénébig, Auguste

Date of birth:
September 30th, 1915 (Nouméa)
Date of death:
August 12th, 1993 (Nouméa)
Nationality:
French

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Adjudant
Unit:
Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon - Adjudant
Unit:
Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique
Awarded on:
September 9th, 1942
Promoted to Adjutant in October 1941, he took part in the operations of Libya in January 1942, and distinguished himself at the Battle of Bir-Hakeim; on the night of June 10th, 1942, when he was forced to leave the scene, he loaded a comrade blinded by a bullet on his back and carried him away from the enemy lines. He then returns in full barrage of fire to look for another comrade wounded to put it also out of reach.
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Adjudant
Unit:
Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique
Médaille Militaire
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Adjudant
Unit:
Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique
awarded with 1 palm
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Adjudant
Unit:
Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique
received with claps : « Bir Hakeim », « Libye 1942 », « Tunisie », « Tripolitaine »
Médaille Coloniale
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Adjudant
Unit:
Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique
Croix du Combattant Volontaire 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Adjudant
Unit:
Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique
received with clap : "Afrique"
Médaille Commemorative de la Guerre 1939-1945

Sources

  • Photo 1: Stephane Kayser
  • - Stephane Kayser

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