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Verzetsster Oost-Azië 1942-1945 (VOA)

The Resistance Star East Asia is a gallantry award established by Queen Juliana in a Royal Decree of October 26, 1948 to recognize Dutchmen and Dutch nationals in the Dutch East Indies who "through strength of spirit, character or sense of community have made themselves of particular merit for by captivity, internment or otherwise come under the power of the enemy or Dutch nationals, or in the resistance against the enemy".

The award commemorates the resistance against the Japanese occupier of the Dutch East Indies, which continued even after the capitulation of the Indian army and claimed many victims.

The bronze six-pointed star with a flaming sun and the words "de geest overwint" was designed by Frans Smits and is worn on a purple ribbon with two gold bands. The colors of the ribbon are symbolic; the golden yellow recalls the custom of wrapping a gift in a gold colored fabric. The reverse reads: "Maart 1942 - O.AZIE - AUGUSTUS 1945".

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Backer, Jan Dam19-10-191608-02-2000more
Balinge, Charlotte Petronella "Nelly"07-10-189628-05-1995
Bapa Sirah  
Bartholomeus, Johannes02-04-189115-04-1973
Batenburg, Christiaan Petrus09-01-1913 
Beek, van, Willem Cornelis Alexander07-04-190111-10-1981
Beek, van, Wouter16-09-1921 
Beetsma, L.  
Bekker, de, Herman Hubertus Henricus13-09-190730-12-1943
Berg, van den, Christoffel11-11-190127-10-1995
Berg, van den, Jacob31-08-191103-06-1997
Berg-Butteweg, Johanna Wilhelmina06-01-189816-05-1987
Bergh, van den, Maria Adriana23-02-1923 
Bergsma, Menno04-09-189228-06-1960
Berting, Franciscus Johannes Marie04-08-191425-08-1997
Besançon, de, Guillaume Chatharines21-09-189804-06-1958
Blom, Bartholomeus Cornelis17-06-191321-04-1946
Blussé van Oud-Alblas, Pieter14-12-190712-12-1944
Boom, Johan15-11-191904-08-2007
Boxman, Willem21-09-191312-08-2007
Broers, Frits Engelbrecht  
Bruijn, de, Petrus Albertus Johannes07-12-189115-11-1943
Bruinier, Jan Berend Hendrik09-10-191321-03-2005
Burg, van der, Jan Adolf22-07-190223-07-1943

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