Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Tijd. res. 2e luitenant (Temporary Second Lieutenant of Reserves)

Awarded on:

May 2nd, 1953

He has distinguished himself in the face of the enemy as an agent of a secret intelligence group that had dispatched him in February 1942 to enemy held territory where he had to perform a death defying task under extremely trying circumstances. Subsequently he managed to evade capture by diverting to Switzerland, taking incriminating material with him.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Tijd. res. 2e luitenant (Temporary Second Lieutenant of Reserves)

Awarded on:

May 2nd, 1953

He has distinguished himself in connection with hostile action by courageous and tactful conduct and so serving the interests of the Kingdom, after he had been dropped by parachute as an agent of a secret intelligence service in the Netherlands, having performed a death defying task under extremely trying circumstances, he has escaped to Switzerland and without hesitation tried to reach England, on his way through France he was arrested but managed to escape after two weeks and subsequently arrived safely in London after six months via the Pyrenees and Spanish prisons.


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