Hissink, André Louis Armand
- Date of birth:
- June 26th, 1919 (Batavia/Java, Dutch East Indies)
- Date of death:
- January 1st, 2024
- Nationality:
- Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)
Biography
André Louis Armand Hissink, ook wel Piet, was born on June 26th, 1919 at Batavia as son to André Louis Armand Hissink (1884-1948) and Johanna Christina ter Brugge. He was drafted for mobilisation in in 1939 and placed with the groundforces of the Dutch Army Air forces. In May 1940 he was stationed at the Waalhaven Airfield. Soon after the lost May war, he evaded for England and, after a deviation via the Dutch East Indies, joined the No. 320 Squadron.
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Vliegerkruis (VK)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Officier-Zeewaarnemer der Tweede Klasse
- Unit:
- No. 320 (Dutch) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- December 21st, 1944
Royale Decreee no 11 dated 21 December 1944.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded with clasps "Oorlogsvluchten 1940 – 1945", "Nederland Mei 1940" and "Javazee 1941 – 1942".
Sources
- Photo 1: NIMH 2182-009-011
- - MEIJER, H.G. & VIS, R., Het Vliegerkruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1997.
- André Hissink
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