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Ayal-Nahuwae, Costavina "Coosje"

Date of birth:
April 15th, 1926 (Nusalaut, Dutch East Indies)
Date of death:
March 28th, 2015 (Ridderkerk, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Costavina "Coosje" Ayal, served as Korporaal with the Vrouwelijk Hulp Korps and operated as resistance fighter in "De Vogelkop" in Dutch New-Guinea.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 31st, 1946
Dutch Language citation available.

Royal Decree No. 22.
Kruis van Verdienste (KV)
Period:
Indonesian War of Independence (1945-1949)
Awarded on:
June 28th, 2000
Ereteken voor Orde en Vrede

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