Campen, van, Pieter

List War Victims May 1940 - Military

Date of birth:: May 5th, 1900 (Haarlem, The Netherlands)
Date of death:: May 10th, 1940 (Rijswijk (ZH), The Netherlands)
Buried on:: Dutch War Graves General Cemetery Kleverlaan
Plot: 3.00444.
Nationality:: Dutch

Biography

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Bronzen Kruis (BK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Res. kapitein (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:: M.C.-III-R.Gr., Wapen der Infanterie
Awarded on:: May 6th, 1946

Citation:
"Distinguished himself through courageous action against the enemy by repeatedly checking his company's positions during the defence of YPENBURG airfield on 10 May 1940 - under heavy aerial bombardment and fire from aircraft - and by operating a machine gun himself during the fighting, which had no gunner; was killed while disarming captured paratroopers."

Posthumously awarded (Royal Decree no. 9)