PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Scheepstra, Liepke
Date of birth: November 1st, 1918 (Lioessons, Friesland)
Date of death:  September 15th, 2002 (Amersfoort, the Netherlands)
Nationality:  Dutch
     
RIDDER VIERDE KLASSE DER MILITAIRE WILLEMS ORDE (MWO.4)
Rank: Leider Landelijke Knokploegen.
Unit: Landelijk Verzet
Awarded on: August 24th, 1946
Details: Royal decree no.5
 
     
BRONZEN LEEUW (BL)
Rank: Leider Landelijke Knokploegen.
Unit: Ondergronds verzet.
Awarded on: June 15th, 1946
 
     
LEGION OF MERIT - LEGIONNAIRE (LOM)
Unit: Ondergronds verzet.
Details: An outstanding leader in the organization of sabotage activities, Lieutenant Scheepstra was also one of the founders of a very large active resistance group in Holland. His courageous acts and leadership contributed much to the success of the resistance movement in the Netherlands.
 
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