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| Henri Marie van Bemmelen |
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| May 8th 1902, Haarlem |
† February 19th 1959,
Utrecht |
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Decorations |
| Adelborst |
year 1920 |
ON. 4 |
Date ? |
| Ltz. III |
1923, 17 Aug |
XX |
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| Ltz. II |
1925, 17 Aug |
MNSF. 3 |
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| Ltz. I |
1933, 17 Aug |
ZS. 4 |
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| Honourable discharge |
1935, 1 Mar |
LMA (Off grade)* |
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| Ltz. I KMR |
1935, 1 Mar |
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| Active duty |
1942, 1 Feb |
*Awarded by US President
H.S. Truman. |
| Kapt.ltz. KMR |
1942, 1 Feb |
| Retired active duty KMR |
1944, 1 Dec |
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| Honourable discharge |
1947, 1 Oct |
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| Submarine Commands |
| Hr.Ms. "O 5" |
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1929, 3 December |
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1931, 14 March |
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| Chronology |
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First Officer Hr.Ms. "O 9" |
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First Officer Hr.Ms. "O 10" |
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First Officer Hr.Ms. "O 11" |
| 1929, 3 December |
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1931, 14 March |
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Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 5" |
| ?1930 |
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?1931 |
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According to H.M. van Bemmelen his files (provided by his son)
he was also Cdt. of *:
Hr.Ms. "K II"
Hr.Ms. "K III"
Hr.Ms.
"K IV"
Hr.Ms. "K V",
Hr.Ms. "K VI"
Hr.Ms. "K VII"
Hr.Ms. "K
VIII" |
| 1931, Mid April |
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1931, 1 June |
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According to H.M. van Bemmelen his files (provided by his son)
he was Cdt. of:
Hr.Ms. "K II" |
| 1932 |
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1934 |
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Naval aid to the Governor General N.E.I. Mr. B.C. de Jonge |
| 1942, January |
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He was instructed to fly to the US along
with Lt.Gov. General Van Mook to see
if they could purchase
airplanes for the defence of the Dutch East Indies |
| Rest of WWII |
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Convoy control officer. |
* His son writes:
"I am not sure and I do not have any written records to verify,
but my memory seems to indicate that during 1930-31
he might have
been a division submarine commander. That might explain why commands
of so many submarines were listed in his
records during that short
period" |
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| Civilian career |
| 1932 |
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1934 |
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General representative for Stanvac Oil Co
(Exxon/Mobil) |
| 1935, 1 April |
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NV Nederlandsche Koninklijke Petroleum Mij.
- Chief Personnel and General Affairs |
| 1940, 15 May |
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NV Nederlandsche Koninklijke Petroleum Mij.
- President |
| 1941 |
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1942 |
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Had some responsibility for the organization
of the destruction
(scorched earth policy) of the oil refineries in
the Indies |
| 1942, 1 February |
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1944, 1 December |
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Chief Dutch Trade protection for USA, Canada
and Panama (New York) |
| 1945 |
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NV Nederlandsche Koninklijke Petroleum Mij.
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| 1945, October |
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General Representative Standard-Vacuum
Petroleum Mij - DEI |
| 1950, August |
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Executive Exploration HQ Standard-Vacuum
Petroleum Mij at New York |
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| Related books and pages |
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| Notes |
| Nickname: ? |
Son of H.M. van Bemmelen (#715),
Son-in-law of (#T548),
Brother-in-law of J.F.W. Nuboer (#1811),
Uncle of S.W. van Idsinga (#5218) and J.F. Nuboer (#5256),
Cousin of (T416), (T445), J.P. Guêpin (#712), F. Smit (#719) and F.C. de Ruyter de
Wildt (#1688). |
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