- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wireless Operator
- Unit:
- m.s. Madoera, Nederlandse Koopvaardij
- Awarded on:
- December 23rd, 1943
"who, as the 2nd radio operator of the MS "MADOERA", which was hit and badly damaged by a torpedo on February 23, 1943, acted courageously under dangerous circumstances in the conscientious fulfillment of his duty, partly as a result of whose ship could be brought into St. Johns, Newfoundland, preserved."