Pierre Michelet est né le 6 avril 1881 à Cossé d'Anjou (Maine-et-Loire). Sa profession de boulanger lui permet d'être affecté à la 9ème section de commis et ouvriers militaires d'administration pendant son service militaire. En août 1914, il rejoint l'Intendance à la 9ème COMA de Tours et est affecté à la boulangerie de campagne n° 9. Le 1er décembre 1915, il est affecté à la 5ème COMA qui s'occupe de la station magasin de Pithiviers (Loiret). Le 10 août 1916, il repart pour les armées. Il passe au grade de caporal le 13 septembre 1918 et est rendu à la vie civile le 15 février 1919. Les sections de commis et ouvriers militaires n'étant pas des unités combattantes, la carte de combattant lui est refusée en 1930.
Photographie de Pierre Michelet, octobre 1914. Correspondance avec son épouse, 1914-1916, 1918. Deux cartes photos adressées à ses parents le 6 octobre 1914 et le 15 mars 1915.

English Translation

Pierre Michelet was born on April 6, 1881 in Cossé d'Anjou (Maine-et-Loire). His profession as a baker allowed him to be assigned to the 9th section of clerks and military administration workers during his military service. In August 1914, he joined the Intendance at the 9th COMA in Tours and was assigned to field bakery No. 9. On December 1, 1915, he was assigned to the 5th COMA which took care of the store station at Pithiviers ( Loiret). On August 10, 1916, he left for the armies. He was promoted to the rank of corporal on September 13, 1918 and returned to civilian life on February 15, 1919. Since the sections of military clerks and workers were not combat units, he was refused a combat card in 1930. || Photograph by Pierre Michelet, October 1914. Correspondence with his wife, 1914-1916, 1918. Two photo cards addressed to his parents on October 6, 1914 and March 15, 1915.