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'''Humphrey van Hetten''' (born 4 June 1861) is a Surinamese member of the [[Van Hetten family]]. He is the father of [[Imro van Hetten (father)|Imro van Hetten]] and belongs to the [[Pre-Vader Era]] generation of the family. Van Hetten joined the army in [[Suriname]] in 1882. He later moved to [[Germany]], where he joined the [[Luftwaffe]] in [[Nazi Germany]] in 1935. After the Second World War, he returned to Suriname and lived there on his military pension.
'''Humphrey van Hetten''' (born 4 June 1861) is a Surinamese member of the [[Van Hetten family]]. He is the father of [[Imro van Hetten (father)|Imro van Hetten]] and belongs to the [[Pre-Vader Era]] generation of the family. Van Hetten joined the army in [[Suriname]] in 1882. He later moved to [[Germany]], where he joined the [[Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany)|Luftwaffe]] in [[Nazi Germany]] in 1935. After the Second World War, he returned to Suriname and lived there on his military pension.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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Van Hetten joined the army in [[Suriname]] in 1882, when he was 21 years old. His service in Suriname gave him military experience before his later move to Germany.
Van Hetten joined the army in [[Suriname]] in 1882, when he was 21 years old. His service in Suriname gave him military experience before his later move to Germany.


Van Hetten moved to [[Germany]] and joined the [[Luftwaffe]] in 1935, during the early years of [[Nazi Germany]]'s open military expansion. He served in German military aviation during the period before and during the Second World War.
Van Hetten moved to [[Germany]] and joined the [[Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany)|Luftwaffe]] in 1935, during the early years of [[Nazi Germany]]'s open military expansion. He served in German military aviation during the period before and during the Second World War.


After the war ended in 1945, Van Hetten moved back to [[Suriname]]. He lived there during his pension years and remained part of the older generation of the [[Van Hetten family]].
After the war ended in 1945, Van Hetten moved back to [[Suriname]]. He lived there during his pension years and remained part of the older generation of the [[Van Hetten family]].
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* [[Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany)|Luftwaffe]]


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[[Category:Military personnel]]
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[[Category:Vader Era]]
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