Herkemij, Willem Marinus

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Date of birth:: November 21st, 1903 (Tholen, the Netherlands)
Date of death:: December 1st, 1980 (IJmuiden, the Netherlands)
Nationality:: Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

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s.s. Iris, KNSM (image: Wilco Vermeer collection)

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Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Stuurman
Unit:: Stuurman, s.s. Iris, Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (K.N.S.M.)
Awarded on:: June 28th, 1941

Royal decree no.7

Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)

Sources

Photo 1: Peter Herkemij
- MAALDERINK P.G.H., De Militaire Willemsorde sedert 1940, Sijthof Pers, 1982.
- Dapperheidsonderscheidingen aan Nederlanders voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog

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