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Bolk, Marinus

Date of birth:
September 2nd, 1913 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
October 25th, 1943 (Brest, Fr. a/b Mitchell FR178)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Grebbeberg
Plot: 8. Grave: 17.
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Korporaal-telegrafist (Corporal wireless operator)
Unit:
No. 320 (Dutch) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
May 28th, 1942
"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. 9
Vliegerkruis (VK)

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