Gros-Caillou in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

André Dhôme

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

1. André Dhôme Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici est tombé mortellement atteint
par les balles énnemies en portant
secours a un blessé le 23 août 1944
DHÔME André
Chef de Poste Adjoint
du 7eme Secteur Sanitaire D.P.

(English translation:)

Here on August 23, 1944 fell André Dhôme, Deputy Head of Post of the 7th Medical Section, mortally wounded by enemy bullets while carrying aid to a wounded person.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Liberation of Paris series list.

Location. 48° 51.664′ N, 2° 18.5′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Gros-Caillou. Memorial is on Rue de l'Université, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 Rue de l'Université, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Conrad Busken Huet (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Gabriel Masse (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); René Alazard (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Hyacinthe Vincent

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(approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Jean Giraudoux (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); L’égoùt de Paris (approx. half a kilometer away); Jacques Cartier (approx. half a kilometer away); Samuel Champlain (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . DHÔME André, Léon, Lucien (Le Maitron, in French).

Excerpt (in translation): Son of Léon Dhôme, store employee, and Lucie Ritz, laundress, André Dhôme was married on June 7, 1941 in Paris (18th arrondissement) with Hélène Autin. Deputy Chief of Post of the 7th health sector of Paris, on August 14, 1944, he rescued a wounded person in front of 131 rue de l'Université (VII arr.), he was hit by several bullets. Seriously injured, he was transported to the Necker Hospital at 149 rue de Sèvres where he died…

(Submitted on July 22, 2023.)

André Dhôme Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

2. André Dhôme Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.