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Annyas, Elisabeth Maria

Date of birth:
October 27th, 1918 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
July 27th, 1993
Buried on:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Plot: S. Row: C. Grave: 86.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Elizabeth Maria Annyas was born on October 27th, 1918 as daughter to Leonardus W. Annyas. During the liberation she aced as Dutch liaison officer in the Allied Headquarter. She married Brigadier General Wallace Hayden Barnes. on July 24th, 1947.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
Awarded on:
May 13th, 1947
Awarded for het services as Dutch Liaison Officer in the Allied Headquarter.
Medal of Freedom
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1953
Awarded for her work as chairwoman of the Nederlands-Ramp Comité in Yokohama (Dutch disaster committee in Yokohama.
Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.5)

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