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Wopke Johan de Vries DSC, RNN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

18 Aug 1932luitenant ter zee 3e klasse (S.Lt.)
18 Aug 1934luitenant ter zee 2e klasse (Lt.)
16 Aug 1942luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.)


Retired: 16 Aug 1951

Decorations

0000Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
0000DSC
0000Hon DSO

Warship Commands listed for Wopke Johan de Vries, RNN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HNMS O 24 (P 24)luitenant ter zee 2e klasse (Lt.)Submarine3 Mar 194225 Oct 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HNMS O 24 (P 24)


21 Feb 1943
HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. W.J. de Vries) sinks the Japanese coaster Bandai Maru (165 GRT) with gunfire west of Phuket Island in position 07º50'N, 98º09'E.

20 Aug 1943
HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. W.J. de Vries) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Chosa Maru (2538 GRT) 8 nautical miles south-west of Penang, Malaya in position 05º09'N, 100º10'E.

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