Jacob van Helsdingen Military person

Jacob Pieter van Helsdingen (7 March 1907 – 7 March 1942) was a pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. Jacob and August Deibel were the most successful Dutch pilots on the Brewster F2A fighter. He was twice awarded the Military William Order for bravery in battle.

Personal facts

Jacob van Helsdingen
Birth dateMarch 07, 1907
Birth place
Surabaya , Dutch East Indies
Date of deathMarch 07, 1942
Place of death
Java , Lembang

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Military person

allegianceNetherlands
award
Military William Order
military operations
Dutch East Indies campaign
Malayan Campaign
military unit
2-VLG-V (ML-KNIL)
service start1941
service end1942

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