Papenhuijzen, Johannes Wilhelmus Hendrikus

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Papenhuijzen, Johannes Wilhelmus Hendrikus

Nationality:: Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Dienstplichtig Soldaat (Enlisted Private)
Awarded on:: March 20th, 2013

Was during the four days of war in May 1940 serving with the battalion Grenadeers, involved in action against German paratroopers and Airborne forces near the airport of Ockenburg, Kijkduin, the Netherlands.

Awarded posthumously.

Sources

- Decision Defence Ministry, dated March 20th, 2013
- Brons, Nummer 77, Jaargang 22, 2013, Vereniging Dragers Militaire Dapprheidsonderscheidingen

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