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Verhoeven, Johan Willem

Date of birth:
September 14th, 1912 (Paramaribo, Surinam)
Date of death:
January 15th, 1943 (Nitimei Maru / Gulf of Martaban, Andaman Sea)
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Johan Willem Verhoeven was 1e Luitenant Vlieger-waarnemer with the ML-KNIL and in 1941 was the commanding Officer of the 1e Verkenningsafdeling ML-KNIL te Tjikembar, Java. He was taken POW at March 8th, 1942 and was killed in the sinking of the Nitimei Maru (1912) on January 15th, 1943.

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