Birot, Roger
- Date of birth:
- August 26th, 1906 (Le Mans - France)
- Date of death:
- June 9th, 1942 (North Atlantic Ocean)
- Nationality:
- French (1870-present, Republic)
Biography
The 31 May1942, the ship 'Mimosa' started an escort mission from Greenock (Scotland) for convoy ONS 100 towards the United States.
During the night of the 8-9 June 1942, the ship was torpedoed by German U-Boot 'U 124'. Almost all the crew perished, 65 sailors and their commander Capitaine de Frégate Birot.
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l' Ordre de la Libération
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Compagnon
- Awarded on:
- August 7th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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