Hansen, Louis Willem "Loek"
- Date of birth:
- March 6th, 1921 (Djakarta/Java, Dutch East Indies)
- Date of death:
- April 18th, 2012 (Maarheeze, the Netherlands)
- Nationality:
- Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)
Biography
Louis Willem Hansen served during and after the Second WOrld War with the Dutch Koninklijke Luchtmacht. He reached the rank of Generaal-Majoor vlieger.
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Vliegerkruis (VK)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Eerste-Luitenant Vlieger-Waarnemer (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- No. 18 (NEI) Squadron
- Awarded on:
- December 9th, 1949
626th award.
Royal Decree No.25, dated December 9th, 1949.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Receid with three clasps "OORLOGSVLUCHTEN 1940-1945", "NEDERLANDS-INDIË 1941-1942" and "PACIFIC - OOST AZIË".
With swords
Officier du Ordre de la Couronne de Chêne
Sources
- Photo 1: Collection J.H. Vroom
- - MEIJER, H.G. & VIS, R., Het Vliegerkruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1997.
- Notice of passing away
Photo
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