At 100 years old, Marius Bogliolo receives the Légion d'honneur

Before the commemoration of the Libération de La Valette-du-Var, Thierry Albertini went to the EHPAD « les Tamaris » to present the Légion d'honneur, with the rank of Chevalier, to Marius Bogliolo. The mayor was accompanied by elected officials from the Conseil municipal, Jacques Michaux, president of the comité d'entente des associations patriotiques (CEAP), and Nicolas Moulin, representing the groupement de gendarmerie du Var.

RECOGNITION OF THE NATION

After the presentation of the recipient's military career by young Néo, Marius Bogliolo was decorated by Vice-amiral d'escadre (2S) Yves Joly, Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur, who pronounced the consecrated words: "In the name of the Président de la République and by virtue of the powers conferred upon us, we make you a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur". The prestigious decoration was presented to him on a cushion by Adjudant Nicolas Moulin, president of the ACSPMG (Histoire et patrimoine de la Gendarmerie). An official sequence marked by great solemnity, especially when the République honors one of its own in the presence of his family, loved ones, and residents of the EPHAD. Despite his advanced age, Marius thanked, with great emotion, the personalities for this ceremony in his honor, which concluded with a friendship drink and the traditional family photo. Retired from the gendarmerie since 1972, Marius obtained the title of gendarme honoraire in 1978. Married, he is the father of 2 children. And, since his retirement from the gendarmerie, he has been active within veterans' associations and continues to pass on the memory to the younger generations.

In the presence of: Thierry ALBERTINI, mayor of La Valette-du-Var, Vice-amiral d'Escadre (2S) Yves JOLY, deputy mayor of Toulon, Carmen SEMENOU, deputy for associations and protocol, Jacques MICHAUX, president of CEAP, Adjudant Nicolas MOULIN of the groupement de gendarmerie du Var and president of the ACSPMG (Histoire et Patrimoine Gendarmerie). Jacques SEMENOU, flag-bearer of CEAP.

Resistance fighter and gendarme

Marius Bogliolo began his military career at the age of 17 by enlisting in the Marine nationale, having completed his military service from May 1941 to November 1942, and embarked on the battleship Provence, obtaining his qualification as an armorer. During the occupation of France, he was assigned to the crew depot relocated to the Alpes de Haute-Provence. He deserted and joined the maquis of the FFI. Then, he served successively as a gunner in the 63ème RAA, then joined the Division d'Infanterie Marocaine of the 1ère Armée Française, taking part in the French and German campaigns. In 1945, he served as a quartermaster and armorer on the escort destroyer Somali during the Indochina campaign, then from 1952 to 1954, as a gendarme within the prévôté des forces terrestres du nord Vietnam. After a training course at the école de gendarmerie de Pamiers (Ariège), he was successively posted to the units of Digne-les-Bains, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte Baume, Hyères, La Valette-du-Var and finished his career at the brigade d'Ollioules. He holds the following decorations: Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite, Médaille militaire, Croix de guerre, cited in division orders, croix de guerre TOE, cited in regiment orders, croix du combattant volontaire, médaille coloniale « extrême orient ».