Sergeant - Chef COULOMBEAU René, Albert, Marie.

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THREE DAYS TO SAVE HONOUR

SAINT-MICHELLOISE ASSOCIATION OF MEMORY OF MAY 1940

Fighting on 16, 17 and 18 May 1940

FORGOTTEN FIGHTS

A WAR BETWEEN EUROPEANS IS A CIVIL WAR. (Victor Hugo)

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INDIVIDUAL SHEET

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Sergeant - Chef COULOMBEAU René, Albert, Marie

Based on information provided

by the Historical Defence Service in Vincennes, the Central Bureau of the Military Archives of Pau, the communes of origin and, for some, the families that could be found.

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War: 1939-1945 - Date of death: May 17, 1940 - Place of death: Saint-Michel (Aisne)

- Born on 02 February 2006 in Parthenay (Deux-Sèvres),

- son of Louis, Hyacinthe and Marthe, Madeleine, Émilie GALLARD.

- Husband of Yvette, Irene MARSCETEAU.

- Father of a daughter Geneviève born May 9, 1933.

- Holder of the Basic Military Preparation Patent: 426 points.

- Incorporated on May 11, 1926 into the 32nd Infantry Regiment.

- Arrived in the corps and soldier 2nd class on May 11, 1926 cash service of May 10, 1926.

- Appointed Corporal on September 23, 1926.

- Appointed sergeant on February 23, 1927.

- Sent on leave on November 5, 1927 while awaiting his passage in availability.

- Removed from the controls on November 10, 1927.

- Certificate of good conduct "granted."

-Obtains driver's license for motor vehicles.

- Passed to C.M. I. 92 on 1 January 1929.

- Passed to C.M. I. 91 on 25 October 1929.

- Appointed Chief Sergeant on Reserve by Order No. 7 of November 24, 1931.

- Recalled to the activity on September 3, 1939.

- Assigned to the 125th Infantry Regiment.

- Fatally wounded on May 17, 1940

at the place called "Carrefour de l'Étoile," forest of Saint-Michel (Aisne)

[Today: R.D. 1050: Charlemagne road: Paris, Liège, Aix la Chapelle (Aachen)]

-Corps returned to the family on 08/07/1948

- Buried in the cemetery of PARTHENAY.

DECORATIONS

- Cross of War 1939-1945 with vermeil star:

- Quotation: Mortally wounded on May 17, 1940, quoted to the order of the Corps of Army (Order No. 1830/C).

- Official journal of June 3rd, 1947 pages 5104 and 5105: By decree of May 27th, 1947 the MILITARY MEDAL and the Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palm is allocated in posthumous title:

- COULOMBEAU (René, Albert, Marie), head sergeant, number 399, class 1926, to Niort's recruitment: "very brave non-commissioned officer who has always performed his duty with absolute conscience. On May 17, 1940, during the Belgian retreat, he supported with his section a violent fight in the forest of St. Michael, where he was fatally wounded. Was quoted. "

Campaigns:

- Against Germany: - simple campaign: from September 3 to September 11, 1939.

- double campaign: from 12 September 1939 to 17 May 1940.

"Death for France"

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See:

"Together on the Paths of Memory"