Hemert, van, Gerard John "Heck Blue"
- Date of birth:
- April 28th, 1920 (Brooklyn/New York, United States)
- Date of death:
- September 6th, 1944 (Mauthausen/Upper-Austria, Austria)
- Buried on:
- Memorial and Grave Victims Englandspiel
- Nationality:
- Dutch
Biography
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Bronzen Kruis (BK)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2e Luitenant (Second Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- N Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- May 2nd, 1953
- Awarded for:
- Operation Leek A
Royal Decree No.33, dated May 2nd, 1953.
Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2e Luitenant (Second Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1953
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
- - MEIJER, H.G., Bronzen Leeuw, Bronzen Kruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1990.
- Awarding certificate OHK
- Oorlogsgravenstichting
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