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Worm, van den, Ben "Benjamin"

Date of birth:
July 27th, 1923 (Semarang/Java, Dutch East Indies)
Date of death:
May 20th, 2010 (Amersfoort, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Besides the decorations that were awarded for his service during the Second World War, Benjamin van der Worm was als awarded the Duch Cross of Merit, the Dutch Honory Medal for Order and Peace with the clasps 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949 and the Decoration for Long Service in Gold and was he entitled to wear the Red cord of Honor and the Green Baret.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Received with the clasp "NEDERLANDSCH-INDIË 1941-1942".
Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)

Sources

  • - Death announcement Amersfoortse Courant, May 22nd, 2010

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