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Hemert, van, Gerard John "Heck Blue"

Date of birth:
April 28th, 1920 (Brooklyn/New York, United States)
Date of death:
September 6th, 1944 (Mauthausen/Upper-Austria, Austria)
Buried on:
Memorial and Grave Victims Englandspiel
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2e Luitenant (Second Lieutenant)
Unit:
N Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
Awarded on:
May 2nd, 1953
Awarded for:
Operation Leek A

Royal Decree No.33, dated May 2nd, 1953.
Awarded posthumously.
Bronzen Kruis (BK)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2e Luitenant (Second Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
June 24th, 1953

Awarded posthumously.
Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)

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