Person:Nanno Hiemstra (1)
Nanno Hiemstra
b.30 Nov 1919 Avon, Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States
d.20 May 2015 Waupun, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 20 May 1905
  1. Jabik Hiemstra1906 - 1906
  2. Hiskia Hiemstra1906 - 1906
  3. Jacob HiemstraAbt 1907 - 1926
  4. Ytsje Hiemstra - Bef 2002
  5. Hiskia Hiemstra - Bef 2002
  6. Grace Hiemstra1916 - Bef 2002
  7. Gertrude Hiemstra - Bef 2002
  8. David Hiemstra - Bef 2002
  9. Charles Hiemstra - Bef 2002
  10. Lawrence Hiemstra1919 - 1997
  11. Nanno Hiemstra1919 - 2015
  12. Jake Hiemstra1928 - 2002
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Facts and Events
Name Nanno Hiemstra
Gender Male
Birth[1] 30 Nov 1919 Avon, Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States
Residence? 2010 Ripon (town), Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
Death[1] 20 May 2015 Waupun, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States

Nanno is a WW2 hero. He survived 332 day's of fighting from the invasion in Normandië to Tjechoslavakia. He was honored with the Bronze Star, the Invasion Arrowhead and all of the 5 Battle Stars (for Normandië, Northern-France, Ardennen, Rhijnland and Central-Europe) The French War Cross he received from Charles de Gaulle

He married with Alice Coehoorn and they got 9 children.

Nanno is one of the leading figures in the book: de Treastfûgel by Hielke Speerstra, translated into English by Henry Baron

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1], in Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
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