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Emous, Thijs Martinus

Date of birth:
July 5th, 1915 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
February 9th, 1945 (Tirlemont, B a/b Mitchell FW212)
Buried on:
Dutch War Graves (Rusthof)
Plot: 12. Row: E. Grave: 101C.
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Killed in a collision between two planes over the traffic point at Geldern (Germany) on 9 February 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Officier-Zeewaarnemer der Tweede Klasse
Unit:
No. 320 (Dutch) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
August 10th, 1944
"For some time at the 320th Squadron R.D.N.A.S. of Onzen Marine Luchtvaartdienst in the United Kingdom, in war flights against the enemy [he] showed courage, skill, perseverance and devotion to duty."
 

Royal Decree no. 7
Vliegerkruis (VK)

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