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Stoopman, Petrus Johannes Alphons

Date of birth:
September 27th, 1896 (Overschie/South Holland, Netherlands)
Date of death:
March 1st, 1942 (Java Sea)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Landstorm sailor

Called up as a Landstorm sailor, Stoopman was assigned aboard the cruiser U.S.S. Houston posted. In an attempt to reach the Indian Ocean, this ship was shot into the ground outside Sunda Strait by an overpowered Japanese fleet on March 1, 1942.

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