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Aarsen, Willem

Date of birth:
April 17th, 1903 (Den Helder, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
June 14th, 1957 (Badhoevedorp, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Career:
May 13th, 1940 - August 31st, 1943: s.s. Johann de Witt, Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland;
September 1st, 1943 - July 16th, 1945: m.s. Madoera, Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland;
July 17th, 1945 - July 19th, 1945: passenger, m.s. Batavier II, Batavier Lijn;
October 19th, 1945: m.s. Jan Steen, Netherland
Shipping and Trading Committee.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Machinist (Engineer)
Unit:
m.s. Madoera, Nederlandse Koopvaardij
Awarded on:
September 8th, 1944
"During a fire on the M.S." Madoera "of the Dutch Steamship Company on April 16-18, 1944, behave courageously and tenaciously."

Awarded with clasps "OORLOGSDIENST-KOOPVAARDIJ 1940-1945", "NEDERLAND MEI 1940", MIDDELLANDSE ZEE 1940-1945" and "OOST-AZIË- ZUID-PACIFIC 1942-1945".
Clasps partly awarded on August 22nd, 1952.
Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)

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