Meunier, Guy Edmond Louis 'Toto'
- Date of birth:
- May 6th, 1928 (Châteauroux, Indre)
- Date of death:
- June 28th, 2018 (Millau)
- Nationality:
- French (1870-present, Republic)
Biography
Promotions:
January 01st, 1945: Caporal
October 01st, 1948: Caporal-chef
July 01st, 1949: Sergent
July 01st, 1953: Sergent-chef
October 01st, 1958: Adjudant
January 01st, 1963: Adjudant-chef
Career:
1944: joined the 2e Régiment de la Haute-Garonne
January 1945: 14e Régiment d’Infanterie, Italy then Germany
October 1946: 35e Régiment d’Infanterie
January 12th, 1947: 1er Bataillon de Marche, Indochina - Cochinchine, Laos, Annam
August 10th, 1947: distinguished himself at Song Giang then at My Thung
December 24th, 1948: 2e compagnie, 21e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale
May 1949: Cao Bang
July 1949: Khuong-Pho, Annam
February 01st, 1950: 24e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale
July 12th, 1951: Saïgon
July 1951: section de commandement, compagnie de sécurité, secteur de Hué
December 02nd, 1952: My-Loi Island, Vietnam
February-May 1953: Annong then Phu Bai
September 01st, 1953: Chef, 508e Compagnie de Supplétifs Militaires
October 27th, 1954: 13e Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais, Algiers, Algeria
June 1957: Centre de Coordination Interarmées, Algiers
November 1957: distinguished himself at the mechta Saardia
1957: awarded the Médaille commémorative des opérations de sécurité et de maintien de l’ordre en Afrique du Nord avec agrafe « Algérie »
January 08th, 1958: distinguished himself at Djebel Belkif
March 16th, 1958 and May 09th, 1958: distinguished himself at Douar Gouraye
October 24th, 1958: distinguished himself at Lala Hadja, Teniet el Haad sector
November 1959: Chef, section de commando de chasse, 9e Régiment d’Infanterie de Marine
April 21st, 1960: distinguished himself at Bouberak, Grande Kabylie
August 1960: 3e Compagnie Autonome d’Infanterie de Marine
March 1962: 14e Bataillon d’Infanterie de Marine, Madagascar
January 1963: Groupe Régional d’Exploitation des Transmissions 805
August 1964: Djibouti
March 10th, 1967: retired
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Médaille Commemorative de la Guerre 1939-1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Rank:
- Caporal (Corporal)
- Unit:
- 1er Bataillon de Marche
- Awarded on:
- August 1947
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Awarded on:
- 1949
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Awarded on:
- 1949
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Rank:
- Caporal chef (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 2e compagnie, 21e Régiment d'Infanterie Colonial
- Awarded on:
- May 1949
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Rank:
- Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 2e compagnie, 21e Régiment d'Infanterie Colonial
- Awarded on:
- July 1949
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Rank:
- Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
- Unit:
- section de commandement, compagnie de sécurité, secteur de Hué
- Awarded on:
- December 1952
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Rank:
- Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- February 1953
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Rank:
- Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
- Unit:
- chef, section d’escorte, commando de contre-guérilla
- Awarded on:
- May 1953
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Rank:
- Sergent chef (Warrant Officer)
- Awarded on:
- August 26th, 1953
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Rank:
- Sergent chef (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- Chef, 508e Compagnie de Supplétifs Militaires
- Awarded on:
- July 21st, 1954
- Period:
- First Indochina War (1946-1954)
- Awarded on:
- 1954
- Period:
- Algerian War (1954-1962)
- Rank:
- Sergent chef (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- Centre de Coordination Interarmées
- Awarded on:
- May 1957
- Period:
- Algerian War (1954-1962)
- Rank:
- Adjudant
- Unit:
- Centre de Coordination Interarmées
- Awarded on:
- July 30th, 1959
- Period:
- Algerian War (1954-1962)
- Rank:
- Adjudant
- Unit:
- Chef de section, commando de chasse, 9e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1960
- Period:
- Algerian War (1954-1962)
- Rank:
- Adjudant
- Unit:
- Chef de section, commando de chasse, 9e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1960
- Awarded on:
- March 28th, 1989
- Awarded on:
- August 31st, 2009
- Awarded on:
- June 21st, 2016
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