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Offenberg, Jean Henri Marie "Pyker"

Date of birth:
July 3rd, 1916 (Brussels, Belgium)
Date of death:
January 22nd, 1942
Buried on:
Field of Honour Brussels City Cemetery
Nationality:
Belgian (1830-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
May 1941
Citation:
"This officer carried out a lone patrol over Cherbourg, in cloudless conditions, in May 1941. During the sortie he attacked and destroyed a Heinkel 60 and damaged another. Later in the sortie he probably destroyed a Messerschmitt 109 and drove another off."
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

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