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248783Sgt. Roger Jjunguené
Royal Air Force 342 Squadron
from:le Havre, France
Roger Junguene est né le 4 février 1920 au Havre. Chaudronnier en cuivre venant de la marine Marchande, il s'engage comme 2e classe dans les FAFL le 28 août 1941. Enregistré à la Cie de L'air au Moyen-Orient avec le matricule 40.200, il sera immatriculé par Londres sous le n° 35.294. Roger JUNGUENE s’engage dans les Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres à Beyrouth (Liban) le 27 août 1941. Il est affecté le 1er Octobre 1941 à la base aérienne de Rayack, où stationne le Groupe de Bombardement Lorraine (GB1). Il rejoint la Grande-Bretagne le 1er janvier 1943 avec cette unité , qui devient le groupe de bombardement Lorraine – 342 squadron de la RAF et auquel il est affecté. Il est muté au 137 Wing de la RAF du 6 Décembre 1943 au 16 Mai 1944, date à laquelle il revient au Groupe Lorraine. Il est nommé sergent le 1er décembre 1944.Roger Junguene was born on February 4, 1920 in Le Havre. A Copper Boilermaker from the Merchant Navy, he joined as 2nd class in the FAFL on August 28, 1941. He was registered at the Air Company in the Middle East with the number 40.200, it will be registered by London under the number 35.294. Roger engages in the French Air Forces Free in Beirut (Lebanon) on 27th of August 1941. He was posted on 1st of October 1941 at Rayack Air Base, where the Lorraine Bombardment Group (GB1) is stationed. He joinedin Britain on 1st of January 1943 with this unit, which became the group bombing Lorraine, 342 Squadron of the RAF and to which he is assigned. He was transferred to the 137 Wing of the RAF from 6th December 1943 to 16th of May 1944, when he returned to the Lorraine Group. He was appointed sergeant on 1st of December 1944.
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