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Verheust, Richard

Date of birth:
June 17th, 1912 (Ostende, Belgium)
Date of death:
May 28th, 1988 (Namur, Belgium)
Nationality:
Belgian (1830-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Awarded on:
September 9th, 1942
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
2 citations : 1 palm + 1 silver star
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Légionnaire de 1re classe
Unit:
2e Bataillon de légion étrangère
Awarded on:
June 1942
WIA 11.06.1942
Médaille des blessés de guerre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasps « Libye », « Bir-Hakeim », « Tunisie », « E-O »
Médaille Coloniale
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasp "Levant"

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