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Tupët-Thomé, Edgard Alphonse

Date of birth:
April 19th, 1920 (Bourg-la-Reine, France)
Date of death:
September 9th, 2020 (Paris, VIIth, France)
Nationality:
French

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
8e régiment de zouaves
Awarded on:
June 10th, 1940
Médaille des Évadés
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 12th, 1941
n° 2939
Insigne Parachutiste FFL
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 12th, 1941
n° 2939 - Ringway
Parachute Badge with Wings
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 14th, 1945
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Awarded on:
November 17th, 1945
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
3e BIA, 3e RCP, 3rd SAS Regiment, Special Air Service (SAS), British Army
Awarded on:
September 7th, 1946
Awarded for:
Operation Amherst

Royal decree no.51
Bronzen Kruis (BK)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
2016
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 31st, 2019
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 2nd, 2020
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
6 citations
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

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