Goossens, Hendrikus Abraham Waldemar

Den Haag in de Tweede Wereldoorlog

Date of birth:: November 19th, 1909 (Willem I, Dutch Indies)
Date of death:: May 13th, 1973 ('s-Gravenhagen/Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands)
Nationality:: Dutch

Biography

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Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Luitenant ter zee der 1e klasse (Lieutenant-Commander)
Unit:: Hr. Ms. Zwaardvisch (P322), Koninklijke Marine
Awarded on:: December 8th, 1944

Aanbeveling:
For having displayed high courage, tact, ability and perseverance as commander of Our Submarine ‘Zwaardvisch’ — Swordfish — during two patrols in August and October 1944 respectively:
1. During a patrol on the Sea of Java, despite strong enemy opposition having successfully launched a short range torpedo attack in daylight on a tightly protected Japanese mine laying vessel of 35 tonnes, ending in the sinking of said vessel.
2. In addition, during this patroil having sunk one German U-boat, two freighters, a tanker and almost certainly a second Japanse mine layer of the same time of the first.

Royal decree no.7