Lukkien, Jan Hendrik

Date of birth:: August 28th, 1913 (Coevorden, the Netherlands)
Date of death:: September 29th, 1993
Nationality:: Dutch

Biography

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Vliegerkruis (VK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1e Luitenant-vlieger
Unit:: Ml-KNIL
Awarded on:: January 27th, 1942

Received for airbattle during an bobraid on a Japanese Fleet.

18th Award.
Royal Decree No. IZ, dated 27th January 1942.

Vliegerkruis (VK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Kapitein-Vlieger
Unit:: No. 18 (NEI) Squadron
Awarded on:: June 3rd, 1950

For completing 38 taskt in 228 operational hours in the Southwest Pacific.

Received as a 2 for on the ribbon of the first Vliegerkruis.
702nd Award (651st Revoced).
Lukkien was awarded the 2nd Vliegerkruis twice. The first was awarded on 9th December 1949 with Royal Decree No. 25. This second award was revoced by Royal Decree No. 18, dated 3rd June 1950 for the reason that the second award was for the same action as the first. With the same Royal Decree he also did receive his second Vliegerkruis.

Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Received with the bars "OOST-AZIË - ZUID-PACIFIC 1943-1945" , “NEDERLAND MEI 1940” en ?.

Sources

- Grandson
- Meijer H.G., Vis R., Het Vliegerkruis, Voor initiatief, moed en volharding, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1997, ISBN 9067073474