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Porcheron, Charles
Porcheron, Charles
Date of birth:
May 15th, 1917 (Nouméa, New Caledonia)
Date of death:
August 23rd, 1944 (Le Thouars, La Garde, France)
Nationality:
French
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Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Awarded on:
November 20th, 1944
posthumously awarded
Médaille Militaire
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
1ère Compagnie
,
Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine et du Pacifique
Awarded on:
July 1944
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
1 palm
Croix du Combattant Volontaire 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Médaille de la Résistance Française
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Médaille Coloniale
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasps "Libye", "Bir-Hakeim"
Médaille des blessés de guerre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
1ère Compagnie
,
Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine et du Pacifique
Awarded on:
May 1943
WIA 09.05.1943
Médaille Commemorative de la Guerre 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Médaille commémorative de la Campagne d’Italie
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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Charles PORCHERON | L'Ordre de la Libération et son Musée
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