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Bourgoin, Pierre-Louis Auguste

    Date of birth:
    December 4th, 1907 (Cherchell, Algeria)
    Date of death:
    May 11th, 1970 (Paris, France)
    Nationality:
    French (1870-present, Republic)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Compagnon
    Awarded on:
    July 8th, 1943
    l' Ordre de la Libération
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    9 citations
    Croix du Combattant Volontaire 1939-1945
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Officer
    with rosette
    Médaille de la Résistance Française
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-Colonel
    Unit:
    Special Air Service (SAS), British Army
    Awarded on:
    January 2nd, 1951
    Awarded for:
    Operation Amherst

    Royal decree no. 15.
    Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.4x)

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