Jacques Dernier

"Dernier. My people were resisting the Nazi occupiers in Marseilles."

- Jacques Dernier

Jacques "Frenchie" Dernier was a member of the that went on to join the Howling Commandos during World War II, serving as the team's bomb expert

French Resistance
After living in Marseille, Jacques Dernier joined the when World War II began and France was occupied by German forces.

Eventually, Dernier was captured by the Germans and sent to work at the HYDRA weapons facility in the Austrian Alps. In October 1943, he met other Allied POWs: Bucky Barnes, Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, and James Montgomery Falsworth. Dugan provoked a fight with Dernier when he jokingly said that the French never tried to defend Paris against the Germans.

Howling Commandos
In November 1943, when Captain America single-handedly assaulted the facility in which he was prisoner, Dernier along with his companions broke free and wreaked havoc on the HYDRA agents, coming back to US military base in Italy immediately after.

Shortly after their break-out, Dernier and his comrades were invited to join a special elite squadron led by Rogers himself. Dernier, after a brief conversation in French with Gabe Jones, happily accepted. Along with the other Howlers, Dernier took part in every assault against HYDRA, until, during the one at Johann Schmidt's fortress, Cap went missing in action.

Equipment

 * Weapons
 * : Used during the Attack on HYDRA Headquarters.

Allies

 * Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Bucky Barnes
 * Howling Commandos
 * Dum Dum Dugan
 * Gabe Jones
 * Jim Morita
 * James Montgomery Falsworth
 * Peggy Carter

Enemies

 * HYDRA
 * Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
 * Arnim Zola

Trivia

 * In the comics, Dernier was referred to as "Frenchie". This could be his nickname in the movie, just like Dum Dum, or Bucky.