Giovanni Narcis Hakkenberg
Giovanni Narcissus Hakkenberg was a Dutch marine of IndoEuropean descent, and decorated war hero and knight of the Military Order of William. The Military William Order is the highest honour in the Netherlands, bestowed for performing excellent acts of Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty in battle.
Hakkenberg was born in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. In 1941, at the age of 17, he volunteered to join the Dutch Royal Navy to fight Nazi Germany in the European arena. After their training, volunteers were needed in the Dutch East Indies due to the increasing threat of the Japanese Empire. He was the youngest sailor on board the Admiralclass destroyer HNLMS Kortenaer onFebruary 1942 when she engaged the Japanese navy in the Battle of the Java Sea. His vessel was torpedoed and sunk. Hakkenberg was rescued by the Royal Navy destroyer Encounter and brought to Surabaya.
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