De Booy was a liberal entrepreneur and government minister . During his naval career he was commander of several submarines . After his naval career , he worked in business and followed an international career with the Batavian Petroleum Company . On 14 May 1940 he escaped to England ( an Engelandvaarder ) and in London , he was a member of the advisory board and extraordinary of shipping and commerce committee and appointed in 1944 as Minister of Marine and Fisheries . In the post-war cabinet of Schermerhorn-Drees , he was also the Navy minister . He then became the first Dutch ambassador in Bonn . For his war-time political activities in exile he was awarded the Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
Jim de Booy