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Agenet, Alain Marie Léon

Date of birth:
July 2nd, 1922 (Pondichéry)
Date of death:
September 28th, 1977 (Bourg-la-Reine)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon - Capitaine
Unit:
13e Demi Brigade de la Légion Etrangère
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1946
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sous-lieutenant
Unit:
13e Demi Brigade de la Légion Etrangère
Awarded on:
November 1942
awarded with 1 palm and 2 stars - 3 citations :
- 1 citation at Army level in November 1942 (palm)
- 1 citation in November 1944
- 1 citation in April 1945
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Capitaine
Unit:
Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale
Awarded on:
October 1952
awarded with 2 stars - 2 citations
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
13e Demi Brigade de la Légion Etrangère
Awarded on:
November 30th, 1944
awarded with 2 red stars :
- WIA by a shell to tthe leg in Masevaux during the campaign in Alsace
- WIA by a bullet in the right arm the 26.10.1952 in My Coi - North Vietnam / Indochina
Médaille des blessés de guerre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sous-lieutenant
Unit:
13e Demi Brigade de la Légion Etrangère
Awarded on:
1942
Médaille Coloniale
received with clasps : "Libye", "Bir-Hakeim", "Tunisie", "Extrême-Orient"
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Capitaine
Unit:
Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale
Awarded on:
1952
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry awarded with 1 palm
Anh Dung Boi Tinh
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Capitaine
Unit:
Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale
Awarded on:
1952
National Order of Viet-nam
Bao quoc Huan chuong, Knight

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