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Dekker, Coenraad Pieter

Date of birth:
August 12th, 1888 (Den Helder, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
April 27th, 1943 (Middellandse Zee a/b s.s. Merope)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gezagvoerder (Merchant Captain)
Unit:
s.s. “Merope”, Nederlandse Koopvaardij
Recommendation:
Being Master of the s.s. Merope, he has had to endure numerous enemy attacks by air and submarines in the period between November 12, 1942 and April 7, 1943, having fought the enemy with courage and tact under trying circumstances and having shown eminent leadership, resulting in s.s. Merope having made many successful voyages to the North-African coast until he went down with his vessel on April 27, 1943.
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