List of Famous people with last name Doorman

Karel Doorman

First Name Karel

Last Name Doorman

Born on April 23, 1889

Died on February 28, 1942 (aged 52)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Utrecht

Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman was a Dutch naval officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in the Battle of the Java Sea. He was killed in action when his flagship HNLMS De Ruyter was torpedoed during the battle, having chosen to go down with the ship.

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