PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Suin, Armand F.
Date of birth: September 19th, 1918 (Francourville/Centre, France)
Nationality:  French
BIOGRAPHY: 
Armand Suin was born in Francourville near Chartres in France on 19th September 1918. He enlisted in the French Army in 1939. After the beginning of the war he left occupied France for England and volunteered for the french Squadron of the Special Air Service. He served with 3rd SAS until the end of the war. He participed in the campaign for France and was dropped in Bretagne in June 1944. After that he participed to Amherst Operation in the Netherlands.
He finished the WWII with the grade of Chef Sergent.
After the WWII, he stayed in the army and served during the Indochine and Algerian independance Wars.
He left the army with the grade of Commandant.
     
BRONZEN KRUIS (BK)
Rank: Sergent Chef (Sergeant-Chef)
Unit: 3 RCP, 3rd SAS
Awarded on: January 2nd, 1951
Details: Royal decree no.15 dated 2nd January 1951.
 
     
MÉDAILLE MILITAIRE
Rank: Sergent-chef (NCO Master Sergeant)
Unit: 24/HQ Squadron, 3rd Special Air Service
Awarded on: July 12th, 1946
Action: Received for taking part in operation Amherst 4th April 1945 - 20th April 1945.
Details: "Décret" ordnance of 12/07/1946
 
     
MÉDAILLE DE LA RÉSISTANCE FRANÇAISE
 
     
CROIX DE GUERRE (1939-1945)
 
 
 
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