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Greiner, Piet Jacobus

Date of birth:
May 18th, 1911 (Den Helder, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
June 30th, 1999 (Vlissingen, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Piet Greiner fled on board of Pilot Boat No. 10 in 1940 by Le Havre to England. From England he served in coastal services and served on the tug De Schelde, Smit Tug Services, during the Normandy invasion. In September/October 1944 he was called to the Pilot Service again for duty on the river Schelde after the liberation of Walcheren en Zeeland.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded with three claps "NEDERLAND MEI 1940", "OORLOGSDIENST-KOOPVAARDIJ 1940-1945" and "NORMANDIË 1944".
Oorlogsherinneringskruis (OHK)

Sources

  • - PZC, saturday November 5th, 1994

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