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Groot, de, Gijsbertus Hermanus

    Date of birth:
    1918
    Nationality:
    Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Officier-vlieger der Tweede Klasse (Pilot Officer)
    Unit:
    No. 320 (Dutch) Squadron, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    April 29th, 1943
    Recommendation:
    As captain of aircraft of 320 Squadron R.D.N.A.S. of Our Naval Air Service for about eight months having displayed, perseverance, ability and persistence on many comabat missions by day and by night during which several succesful bombing attacks were launched on hostile shipping in the face of often heavy anti-aircraft fire, at the same time repulsing several attacks by hostile fighter aircraft.


    Royal Decree No. 5 dated April 29th, 1943.
    Vliegerkruis (VK)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Officier-Vlieger der Tweede Klasse (Pilot Officer)
    Unit:
    No. 320 (Dutch) Squadron, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    October 20th, 1944
    Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    With 1 bar.
    Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)

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