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Mélis, Paul

Date of birth:
February 21st, 1921 (Rosendael, France)
Date of death:
August 12th, 1982 (Saint-Mandé, France)
Nationality:
French

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Awarded on:
July 7th, 1945
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
3 citations
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Parachutiste
Unit:
Compagnie d'infanterie de l'Air
Awarded on:
January 1943
WIA 29.01.1943 + 01.08.1944
Médaille des blessés de guerre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1943
Médaille des Évadés
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasps "Erythrée", "Bir-Hakeim", "Tunisie"
Médaille Coloniale

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