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Visser, Tjerk

Date of birth:
September 23rd, 1888 (Vlieland, The Nertherlands)
Date of death:
April 25th, 1945 (New York, United States)
Buried on:
Dutch War Graves Cypress Hills Cemetery
Plot: 16. Row: 1. Grave: 38.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitein (Captain)
Unit:
x, Nederlandse Koopvaardij
Awarded on:
September 18th, 1947
.."who, as a commander in the Dutch merchant navy, provided valuable services to the warfare by courageously and prudently exercising authority on his ship for more than two years in areas where the war conditions constantly led to great dangers of enemy acts."

Royal Decree no. 7
Kruis van Verdienste (KV)

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