Republished with permission. Chapter 33 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Jacobus Leendert de Looff was born on 24 June 1924 in Wissenkerke, on the Zeeland island of Noord-Beveland. He was the son of Jacob de Looff, who worked as a farm labourer, and Janna van Read more
Oep Mangel was born in Velsen on 16 August 1912, the son of Arie Mangel and Antje Vliegop. His father worked as an engineer and stoker. Oep later chose a life at sea and worked Read more
Jan Volker was born on 2 August 1923 in Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, North Holland. He was the son of engineer and company director Johan Hendrik Volker and Marianne Euphemia Catharina Kruiver. His mother died in Read more