Smit, Karst Gerrit
- Date of birth:
- June 17th, 1917 (the Hague, the Netherlands)
- Date of death:
- July 16th, 2003 (Vosselaar, Belgium)
- Nationality:
- Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)
Biography
On October 28th, 1950 the Minister of Land Defense in Brussels granted Karst G. Smit the honor of Helper 1st Class of the Information and Action Service.
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Médaille commémorative de la Guerre 1940-1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 16th, 1946
Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 26th, 1946
Presented on November 21st, 1946.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 2nd, 1947
Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1950
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 12th, 1952
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1954
Royal Decree Nr. 316.
Médaille d'Argent de la Réconnaissance Française
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1954
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 19th, 1967
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1974
Yad Vashem-decoration
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1978
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 5th, 1982
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1982
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