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Albertus Marinus Valkenburg
May 24th 1908, Indramajoe (Java)		† March 30th 1983, Ede
Ranks			Decorations
Adelborst	year 1924		NL. 3
Ltz. III	1928, 18 Aug		ON. 4
Ltz. II	1930, 18 Aug		BK	1940, 16 July
Ltz. I	1939, 1 Sep		BK. 2	1943, 8 July
Kapt.ltz.	1949, 1 Feb		OHK. 4
Kaptz.	1952, 1 Aug		KRV
Sbn.	1956, 4 Sep		XXXV
Retirement	1965, 1 Jan		MN. 4
			UNSM
			DD. 3
			LMA. 4
			PUC
			L. 2
Submarine Commands Hr.Ms. "O 22"   1940, 10 May - 1940, 23 May or 1 July Hr.Ms. "O 23"   1940, 28 September - 1940, 20 November  Hr.Ms. "O 23"   1941, 30 December  - 1944, 23 February
Chronology 1940, 10 May - 1940, 23 May or 1 July   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 22" 1940, 28 September - 1940, 20 November    Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 23" 1941, March - 1941, December First Officer Dutch Submarine Service on board submarine tender  H.M.S. "Maidstone" at Gibraltar. 1941, 30 December  - 1944, 23 February    Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 23" 1951, 12 February - 1952, 27 June    Cdt. Hr.Ms. "Van Galen" 1951, 21 April - 1952, 2 March    Present in Korea with UN-military forces 1952, 30 June - 1953, 1 July    Chief MARVA (Women's Royal Netherlands Navy Service) 1953, 1 September - 1954, 21 October    Cdt. aircraft carrier Hr.Ms. "Karel Doorman"
World War II submarine operations Attacks ≈  5     Sunk   2 ships ≈ 12.300 tons Damaged   2 ships ≈ 5.350 tons Mine laying   -     Recon missions   1     Special ops   2
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Notes Nickname: ? Cousin of  H. Spits (#1437).

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