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Hulewicz, Aleksander

Date of birth:
March 11th, 1897
Date of death:
May 30th, 1972 (Toronto, Canada)
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Military career:
March 4th, 1938 - May 4th, 1940: Commanding Officer, O.R.P. Grom (H 71);
June 12th, 1940 - October 18th, 1940: Commanding Officer, Trawlers Group;
October 28th, 1940 - May 1941: Deputy Commanding Officer, ORP Gdynia;
July 1st, 1941 - March 9th, 1942: Commanding Officer Zborna Station, Plymouth/Deputy Commanding Officer Fleet Supplementary Direction (KUF);
May 15th, 1943 - July 15th, 1944: Deputy Commanding Officer ORP Dragon (D 46).

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Awarded on:
1923
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Komandor Podporucznik
Unit:
O.R.P. Grom, Polish Navy, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Awarded on:
1940

Directly received from HM King George VI in Devonport.
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 1st, 1941
Krzyz Walecznych

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