TacHel Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 All, One of my subordinates is retiring in a month's time after 37 years of service. He recently discovered while going through his deceased grand-father's estate that the man had served in WW2 and after, retiring with the rank of Adj-chef (CWO) with the Médaille Militaire and Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, the other possible décerations are unknown besides perhaps a Médaille de la Résistance. My colleagues and I would love to be able to hand him detailed information on his grand-father's service, any and all help would be sooooo appreciated! He doesn't even have a photo of him in uniform! Can anybody help in getting me service records? Citations? Photos? Adjudant-chef Marcel Yves Le Bihan, Service du Matériel At the beginning of the war he was in the 2e Régiment de Spahis Marocains. he quite possibly served in the resistance in Bretagne between 42 and 45. Our colleague is the last of his family line, there are no relatives to turn to... I visited the French army historical web site, might as well forget it... Any brave helpful soul out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 INFO SEARCH FRENCH VETERAN Hi, Nobody with that name and first names combination in the Légion d'Honneur database, I'm afraid. Regards, Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacHel Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 Wow... Odd... Any such database for the Médaille Militaire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Hello François, I've not heard of or seen one so far. Just a thought : could your man have become a Canadian national after the war and before he received the Legion d'Honneur ? Foreign recipients are not listed in the Leonore database ... Regards, Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacHel Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Hendrik said: Hello François, I've not heard of or seen one so far. Just a thought : could your man have become a Canadian national after the war and before he received the Legion d'Honneur ? Foreign recipients are not listed in the Leonore database ... Regards, Hendrik Neg... He only visited Canada once prior to his death in 74. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacHel Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 Nobody named Le Bihan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Plenty of them but none with those first names : LE BIHAN Alain François Marie 1905/05/05 Finistère ; Lesneven LE BIHAN Alphonse Edmond Louis 1882/12/17 Finistère ; Brest LE BIHAN Ange Marie 1917/10/17 Loire-Atlantique ; Pont-Chateau LE BIHAN Charles Marie Casimir 1798/12/01 Pays-Bas ; Delft LE BIHAN Francis Alfred Henri 1890/11/24 Loire-Atlantique ; Saint-Nazaire LE BIHAN François Marie 1896/01/15 Finistère ; Plouégat-Guerrand LE BIHAN Félix François 1873/02/05 Côtes-d'Armor ; Saint-Igneuc LE BIHAN Gustave Jean Adolphe 1869/01/11 Finistère ; Quimper LE BIHAN Henri Lucien 1903/07/19 Finistère ; Kérity LE BIHAN Hervé Marie 1892/06/09 Finistère ; Roscanvel LE BIHAN Jacques Edouard Eugène Marie 1863/05/02 Finistère ; Brest LE BIHAN Jean Mathurin 1881/06/29 Morbihan ; Locqueltas LE BIHAN Joseph Léon 1895/07/17 Morbihan ; Port-Louis LE BIHAN Joseph Marie 1882/09/12 Morbihan ; Pluvigner LE BIHAN Joseph Marie 1880/11/07 Finistère ; Plougasnou LE BIHAN Joseph Pierre Marie 1887/04/05 Finistère ; Guilvinec LE BIHAN Léon Joseph 1882/08/05 Morbihan ; Lorient LE BIHAN Léon Victor Marie 1909/02/01 Loire-Atlantique ; Pont-Château LE BIHAN Michel Yves Marie 1900/07/23 Finistère ; Pont-l'Abbé LE BIHAN Paul Emile Casimir Auguste 1830/08/17 Nord ; Valenciennes LE BIHAN Pierre Désiré Charles 1865/06/06 Finistère ; Brest LE BIHAN Yves François Marie 1872/04/30 Côtes-d'Armor ; Lannion LE BIHAN Yves Henri 1875/11/05 Mayenne ; Laval The dates and place names refer to birth date and place. Regards, Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacHel Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Merci! If he was born in Morocco... Would it make a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Indeed it does ! Only recipients born in France or its "overseas territories" are in the database. Recipients of former colonies haven't been entered in it. Regards, Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francoismln Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Hello, As an adjudant-chef, the military archive of Marcel-Yves Le Bihan should be in the centre des archives du personnel militaire in Pau (France). This page http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/?q=content/•-à-pau will give you the informations to request this archive. Best regards. Francois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacHel Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Merci! Je passe l'info à mon collègue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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