Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Reserve-Sergeant vlieger (Reserve -Sergeant Pilot)

Unit:

No 320 (Dutch) Squadron

Awarded on:

November 1st, 1943

Official Citation:
"As the commander of a Mitchell-bomber of Royal Dutch Navy 320 Squadron in the United Kingdom, during a daytome attack on an enemy airfield near Brest on October 25th 1943, has acted in a brave and professional way, after his plane was thrown on its back by the exploding of his Group-Commanders plane, and went into a deep dive, being able to get his heavily damaged plane out of the dive, getting it under control, taking it out of the heavy anti-aircraft fire, giving the orders for helping the heavily wounded machinegunner, striaghtening his planes flight and briging it down with an excellent emergency landing."

Royal Decree No. 1 dd November 1st 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Reserve-Sergeant vlieger (Reserve -Sergeant Pilot)

Unit:

No 320 (Dutch) Squadron

Awarded on:

December 21st, 1944

Royal Decree No. 11 dd December 21st 1944.