Jean-Marie Querville (9 January 1903 – 30 December 1967), was a French Navy officer of the Free French Naval Forces, a Compagnon de la Libération, became the Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean, then Maritime Prefect, following as an inspector general of the Marine Nationale and admiral.
Promoted to lieutenant de vaisseau in March 1930, and second officer in charge of the submarine L'Aréthuse from 1931 to 1934.
The following year, at the beginning of Second World War, he was appointed to Indochina to serve as liaison agent to Singapore attached to the British.
Promoted to Capitaine de corvette, he was appointed to the État-major (general staff headquarters) of the Free French Naval Forces (FNFL) attached to a bureau in London.
Querville's return fire shot down one or two enemy planes, prompting the survivors to flee the scene.
[1] In July 1945, Querville was promoted to capitaine de vaisseau, and was appointed to Indochina at the command of the heavy cruiser Suffren.
[1] Appointed inspector-general of the French Navy, he was promoted to full admiral in October 1962, before retiring.