- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Reserve Eerste Luitenant der Infanterie
- Awarded on:
- April 12th, 1945
Recommendation:
For having displayed courageous and tactful conduct between May 23rd, 1943 and July 26th, 1944 on Dutch New Guinea, resulting in the succesful evacuation of the American intelligfence teams Crayfish and Oaktree despite almost insurmountable hardships.
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