Bram van der Stok Military person

Bram van der Stok, MBE (30 October 1915 – 8 February 1993), also known as Bob van der Stok, was a World War II fighter-pilot, and is the most decorated aviator in Dutch history. He was one of the three men to successfully break out of imprisonment by the III Reich from the Allied POW camp at Stalag Luft III, in what became known as "The Great Escape".

Personal facts

Birth date	October 13, 1915
Birth place	Sumatra , Pladju Sumatra
Date of death	February 08, 1993
Place of death	Virginia , Virginia Beach Virginia

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Military person

award	Bronze Lion Order of Orange-Nassau Bronze Cross (Netherlands)
military operations	World War II
military branch	Royal Netherlands Air Force
service start	1936
service end	1945