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GALLANT DUTCHMEN DECORATED BY QUEEN DRIFT FOR HOURS ON RAFT (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, August 29 Queen Wilhelmina has decorated the captain of a Dutch ship with the Order of William—the Dutch equivalent of the Victoria Cross—for gallantry during an air attack on his ship, which 12 German aeroplanes bombed and machine-guvined. The captain personally manned a machine-gun and brought down one aeroplane, after which four of the German machi’nes concentrated their attack, wounding the captain and several of the crew, who all carried on their duties. One seaman did not give up until he collapsed. He died when he reached the shore. The captain and crew drifted for hours on a raft until they were rescued by a British ship. The captain was given a blood transfusion and is recovering. The members of the crew also have been decorated for conspicuous bravery.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21205, 30 August 1940, Page 7
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148BOMBED BY NAZIS Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21205, 30 August 1940, Page 7
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