Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Luitenant ter Zee 1e Klasse (Navy Lieutenant First Class)

Original Citation:
"During four consecutive months initially as a ship - later as a group-commander of a group Catalina fly boats of Hr.Ms. Marine Luchtvaartdienst given proof of particular competence, initiative, high morals, special service and endurance during several hundreds of flying hours at many flights above hostile area and more in particular:
a. On February 1st 1942 in the area of Tandjong Priok a successful attack was done on hostile submarine, which was probably sunk.
b. On February 13th 1942 when he in Hr.Ms. flyboat Y 55 above the South-Chinese Sea found three heavy protected Japanese convoys and was attacked by enemy fighter planes, during the fighting one and possibly two of these fighters were shot down. Heavily damaged, Y 55 was saved by diving from 5500 m. altitude in a steep dive flight to a cloud bank on 200 m. altitude."



Royal Decree No 3 dd. June 10, 1942
Decoration was later replaced with the Bronzen Leeuw (Bronze Lion).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

To be placed on the ribbon of the Vliegerkruis (Flying Cross).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Luitenant ter Zee 1e Klasse (Navy Lieutenant First Class)

Unit:

No 321 (Dutch) Squadron

Awarded on:

August 3rd, 1944

For 54 Operational Flights (740 Flying hours) over Ceylon and the Indian Ocean.

Royal Decree No. 5

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Luitenant ter Zee 1e Klasse (Navy Lieutenant First Class)

Replacing the first Vl;iegerkruis (Flying Cross) with Eervolle Vermelding (Mentioned in Dispatches).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Received with the bars "Oorlogsvluchten 1940-1945", "Nederlands-Indië 1941-1942" and "Oost-Azië - Zuid -Pacific 1943-1945".