Alsem, Gerardus Engelbertus Pius (Gerard)

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Alsem, Gerardus Engelbertus Pius (Gerard)

Date of birth:: September 25th, 1908 (The Hague, the Netherlands)
Date of death:: January 29th, 1981 (Amstelveen, the Netherlands)
Nationality:: Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

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Vliegerkruis (VK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Boordwerktuigkundige
Unit:: Koninklijke Luchtvaartmaatschappij (KLM)
Awarded on:: November 26th, 1942

"..on November 15, 1942, distinguished themselves by acts of initiative, courage and persistence during a flight in direct contact with the enemy."

83rd Award.
Royal Decree No.2

Sources

- MEIJER, H.G. & VIS, R., Het Vliegerkruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1997.
- http://www.onderscheidingen.nl/

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