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Birot, Roger

Date of birth:
August 26th, 1906 (Le Mans - France)
Date of death:
June 9th, 1942 (North Atlantic Ocean)
Nationality:
French

Biography

The 31 May1942, the ship 'Mimosa' started an escort mission from Greenock (Scotland) for convoy ONS 100 towards the United States.
During the night of the 8-9 June 1942, the ship was torpedoed by German U-Boot 'U 124'. Almost all the crew perished, 65 sailors and their commander Capitaine de Frégate Birot.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Awarded on:
August 7th, 1945
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
2 citations
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

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