Vik, Nils

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Nationality:: Norwegian

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Kruis van Verdienste (KV)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Timmerman (Carpenter)
Unit:: s.s. Breedijk, Nederlandse Koopvaardij
Awarded on:: December 16th, 1943

"who, as a carpenter of the Dutch s.s. "BREEDIJK", which on September 14th, 1942, sailing in the South Atlantic Ocean, was hit by a torpedo and soon afterwards sank, at the risk of his life, acted courageously at the rescuing a wounded gunner."

Royal decree no. 4

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- Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Noorse onderdanen voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog

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