Fresco, Albert Aäron

Date of birth:: November 10th, 1915 (Den Haag, The Netherlands)
Date of death:: May 7th, 1943 (Sobibor, Poland)
Mentioned on:: Dutch Field of Honour Loenen
Nationality:: Dutch

Biography

Albert Fresco was murdered in extermination camp Sobibor.

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Bronzen Kruis (BK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant-titulair
Unit:: Regiment Jagers, Wapen der Infanterie
Awarded on:: January 4th, 1949

"Has distinguished himself by courageous action against the enemy in the early morning of May 10, 1940 as a commander of a heavy machine gun at Loosduinen, when the enemy air landed at Ockenburg airfield. He and his heavy machine gun were already very close to this airport, while he tried to advance even further under concentrated machine gun and rifle fire, but was forced to temporarily leave the machine gun as a result of this fire. He was severely wounded while he tried to to crawl across open terrain to try to get it out of enemy hands."

Royal Decree no. 14 (posthumously awarded)

Sources

- Oorlogsgravenstichting