René Verheecke
1921–1943 (age 22)
Biography
René Verheecke was born in 1921 in Ivry-sur-Seine and worked as an office worker, representing the growing class of clerical and administrative professionals in early twentieth-century France. He came of age during the interwar period and the rise of Nazi Germany.
René died in 1943 at the age of 22, during the German occupation of France. His brief life reflects the tragedy that claimed so many young people during World War II.