Jan Louis van Meeuwen, RNN
Born | 25 May 1910 | | Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies |
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| Ranks18 Aug 1932 | | luitenant ter zee 3e klasse (S.Lt.) | 18 Aug 1934 | | luitenant ter zee 2e klasse (Lt.) | 16 Aug 1942 | | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) |
Retired: 16 Mar 1954
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Jan Louis van Meeuwen, RNN
Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
HNMS Queen Wilhelmina (PC-468) | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) | Patrol craft | 21 Sep 1943 | 31 Jul 1944 |
Career information
Transferred frm RNN to RNN(R) on 16 March 1954. Retired from RNN(R) on 1 October 1960.
Events related to this officer
8 Jul 1944
HrMs Queen Wilhelmina picks up 31 survivors from the American tanker Esso Harrisburg that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by German U-boat U-516 about 200 nautical miles north-west of Aruba in position 13°26'N, 72°11'W.
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