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Personnel File: 2nd Lt. Kruijthoff [Retired]
Section 1. Personal Information (highest rank) Name: Kruijthoff, Pierre Date of Birth: 29SEP75 Serial Number: 02092975 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant Position: Command Staff Company: Able Company Platoon: First Platoon Office: S-2 Strategist, S-5 Head Public Affairs Section 2. Awards * American Defense Service Medal (ADSM) - 14AUG11 * Army Commendation Medal with Valor device (ARCOMV) - 23OCT11 * Purple Heart (PH) - 23OCT11 * European Africa Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (EAMECM) - 23OCT11 * World War Two Victory Medal (WWIIVM) - 23OCT11 * Good Conduct Medal (GCM) - 06NOV11 * Unit Citation 1 (UC1) - 06NOV11 * Legion of Merit (LOM) - 29JAN12 * American Campaign Medal (ACM) - 29JAN12 * Army of Occupation Medal (AOM) - 12FEB12 * Good Conduct Medal, Second Award (GCM2) - 12FEB12 * Legion of Merit, Second Award (LOM2) - 11MAR12 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Second Award (EAMECM2) - 17JUN12 * Unit Citation 2 (UC2) - 23SEP12 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Third Award (EAMECM3) - 30SEP12 * World War Two Victory Medal, Second Award (WWIIVM2) - 30SEP12 * Good Conduct Medal, Third Award (GCM3) - 21OCT12 * American Campaign Medal, Second Award (ACM2) - 18NOV12 * World War Two Victory Medal, Third Award (WWIIVM3) - 02DEC12 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Fourth Award (EAMECM4) - 02DEC12 * Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC) - 02DEC12 * Bronze Star with Valor Device (BSV) - 16DEC12 * Army of Occupation Medal, Second Award (AOM2) - 20JAN13 * Good Conduct Medal, Fourth Award (GCM4) - 20JAN13 * Army Commendation Medal, Second Award (ARCOM2) - 03FEB13 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Fifth Award (EAMECM5) - 17FEB13 * Soldier's Medal (SM) - 03MAR13 * Good Conduct Medal, Fifth Award (GCM5) - 14APR13 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Sixth Award (EAMECM6) - 28APR13 * American Campaign Medal, Third Award (ACM3) - 26MAY13 * Eastern-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Seventh Award (EAMECM7) - 02JUN13 * World War Two Victory Medal, Fourth Award (WWIIVM4) - 02JUN13 * Army Commendation Medal, Third Award (ARCOM3) - 02JUN13 * Purple Heart, Second Award (PH2) - 02JUN13 * Eastern-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Eighth Award (EAMECM8) - 07JUL13 * World War Two Victory Medal, Fifth Award (WWIIVM5) - 07JUL13 * Purple Heart, Third Award (PH3) - 07JUL13 * Good Conduct Medal, Sixth Award (GCM6) - 21JUL13 * Army of Occupation Medal, Third Award (AOM3) - 21JUL13 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Ninth Award (EAMECM9) - 23AUG13 * World War Two Victory Medal, Sixth Award (WWIIVM6) - 23AUG13 * American Campaign Medal, Fourth Award (ACM4) - 06JUL14 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Tenth Award (EAMECM10) - 20JUL14 * World War Two Victory Medal, Seventh Award (WWIIVM7) - 20JUL14 * Bronze Star, Second Award (BS2) - 20JUL14 * Good Conduct Medal, Seventh Award (GCM7) - 31AUG14 * Valorous Unit Award (VUA) - 31AUG14 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Eleventh Award (EAMECM11) - 14SEP14 * World War Two Victory Medal, Eighth Award (WWIIVM8) - 14SEP14 * American Campaign Medal, Fifth Award (ACM5) - 28SEP14 * Soldiers Medal, Second Award (SM2) - 23NOV14 * Good Conduct Medal, Eighth Award (GCM8) - 07DEC14 * Army of Occupation Medal, Fourth Award (AOM4) - 07DEC14 * National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) - 07DEC14 * American Campaign Medal, Sixth Award (ACM6) - 25JAN15 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Twelfth Award (EAMECM12) - 08FEB15 * Meritorious Unit Citation, Second Award (MUC2) - 22FEB15 * Good Conduct Medal, Ninth Award (GCM9) - 08MAR15 * Soldiers Medal, Third Award (SM3) - 05APR15 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Thirteenth Award (EAMECM13) - 05APR15 * World War Two Victory Medal, Ninth Award (WWIIVM9) - 05APR15 * G. O. 100 Honor Medal (GOHM) - 17MAY15 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Fourteenth Award (EAMECM14) - 31MAY15 * Army of Occupation Medal, Fifth Award (AOM5) - 31MAY15 * American Campaign Medal, Seventh Award (ACM7) - 14JUN15 * Good Conduct Medal, Tenth Award (GCM10) - 14JUN15 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Fifthteenth Award (EAMECM15) - 06SEP15 * Good Conduct Medal, Eleventh Award (GCM11) - 06SEP15 * Bronze Star, Third Award (BS3) - 06SEP15 * Purple Heart, Fourth Award (PH4) - 06SEP15 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Sixthteenth Award (EAMECM16) - 13DEC15 * World War Two Victory Medal, Tenth Award (WWIIVM10) - 13DEC15 * American Campaign Medal, Eighth Award (ACM8) - 13DEC15 * Army of Occupation Medal, Sixth Award (AOM6) - 13DEC15 * Good Conduct Medal, Twelfth Award (GCM12) - 13DEC15 * Good Conduct Medal, Thirteenth Award (GCM13) - 13MAR16 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Seventeenth Award (EAMECM17) - 27MAR16 * World War Two Victory Medal, Eleventh Award (WWIIVM11) - 27MAR16 * Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) - 27MAR16 * Purple Heart, Fifth Award (PH5) - 27MAR16 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Eighteenth Award (EAMECM18) - 05JUN16 * Good Conduct Medal, Fourteenth Award (GCM14) - 05JUN16 * Army of Occupation Medal, Seventh Award (AOM7) - 05JUN16 * Qualified Sharpshooter Rifle - 17JUL16 * Qualified Expert Rifle - 14AUG16 * Distinguished Unit Citation, Third Award (DUC3) - 14AUG16 * European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Nineteenth Award (EAMECM19) - 28AUG16 * World War Two Victory Medal, Twelfth Award (WWIIVM12) - 28AUG16 * Good Conduct Medal, Fifthteenth Award (GCM15) - 11SEP16 * Qualified Marksman Badge Expert SMG - 25SEP16 * Qualified Marksman Badge Expert BAR - 25SEP16 * Army of Occupation Medal, Eighth Award (AOM8) - 04DEC16 * Good Conduct Medal, Sixteenth Award (GCM16) - 04DEC16 * Good Conduct Medal, Seventeenth Award (GCM17) - 30APR17 * Good Conduct Medal, Eighteenth Award (GCM18) - 04FEB18 * Army of Occupation Medal, Ninth Award (AOM9) - 29APR18 * Good Conduct Medal, Nineteenth Award (GCM19) - 29APR18 Section 3. History of Enlistment Date of Enlistment: 31JUL11 Date of Re-enlistment: 16FEB14 Date of Re-enlistment: 28MAY14 Date of Re-enlistment: 29OCT17 Graduating BT Platoon: 02 Section 3.1 Promotions and Station Changes * Assigned to First Platoon, First Squad - 31JUL11 * Promoted to Private - 31JUL11 * Assigned to First Platoon, Second Squad - 11SEP11 * Promoted to Private First Class - 18SEP11 * Assigned as S-5, Public Affairs Event Organizer - 08DEC11 * Assigned to First Platoon, First Squad - 29JAN12 * Promoted to Technician 5th Grade - 29JAN12 * Assigned as S-2, Strategist - 16FEB12 * Assigned to Second Platoon, First Squad - 11MAR12 * Assigned to Reserves - 17JUN12 * Assigned to First Platoon, Third Squad - 13JUL12 * Assigned Assistant Squad Leader for First Platoon, Second Squad - 07OCT12 * Lateral Transfer to Corporal - 07OCT12 * Assigned as Squad Leader, Second Platoon, Second Squad - 18NOV12 * Promoted to Sergeant - 18NOV12 * Assigned as Squad Leader, First Platoon, First Squad - 31MAR13 * Promoted to Staff Sergeant - 26MAY13 * Reassigned to Second Platoon, First Squad - 07JUL13 * Assigned as Platoon Sergeant, Second Platoon - 21JUL13 * Assigned as Platoon Sergeant, First Platoon - 18AUG13 * Honorable Discharge - 30SEP13 * Accepted as Returning Member, Assigned as Rifleman, First Platoon, Fourth Squad - 16FEB14 * Honorable Discharge - 24FEB14 * Accepted as Returning Member, Assigned as Rifleman, First Platoon, First Squad - 30MAY14 * Promoted to Private First Class - 08JUN14 * Promoted to Technician Fifth Grade - 06JUL14 * Assigned to Squad Leader for First Platoon, First Squad - 28SEP14 * Promoted to Sergeant - 28SEP14 * Assigned as S-5, Head of Public Affairs - 28SEP14 * Promoted to Staff Sergeant - 25JAN15 * Assigned to Platoon Sergeant for Second Platoon - 31MAY15 * Promoted to Technical Sergeant - 14JUN15 * Assigned to First Platoon, First Squad - 18OCT15 * Transferred to Technician Third Grade - 18OCT15 * Assigned to Battalion Sergeant - 13DEC15 * Promoted to Master Sergeant - 13DEC15 * Assigned to First Platoon as Platoon Leader - 10APR16 * Promoted to Second Lieutenant - 10APR16 * Assigned to Able Company as Executive Officer - 14AUG16 * Transferred to Technicial Sergeant - 09OCT16 * Assigned to Reserves - 04DEC16 * Returned to Active Duty - 22JAN17 * Assigned to Battalion Clerk - 22JAN17 * Assigned as S-5, Operations Sergeant - 05MAR17 * Honorable Discharged - 23JUL17 * Accepted as Returning Member, Assigned as Rifleman, First Platoon, Third Squad - 29OCT17 * Assigned to First Platoon, First Squad - 26NOV17 * Transferred to First Platoon, Second Squad - 04MAR18 * Transferred to First Platoon, Third Squad - 29APR18 * Honorable Discharge - 28MAY18 Section 4. Demerits and LOAs Demerits: 1 * Failure to post a drill excuse - 23APR12 LOAs: 16 * 22NOV11 through 01DEC11 * 12JAN12 through 18JAN12 * 18MAR12 through 16APR12 * 15JUN12 through 17JUN12 * 05MAR13 through 08MAR13 * 26JUL13 through 29JUL13 * 06JUN14 through 11JUN14 * 25JUL14 through 02AUG14 * 19AUG14 through 25AUG14 * 25NOV14 through 05DEC14 * 05MAY15 through 13MAY15 * 20MAY15 through 25MAY15 * 11JUN15 through 15JUN15 * 31JUL15 through 09AUG15 * 10OCT15 through 19OCT15 * 04FEB16 through 10FEB16 * 29MAY17 through 08JUN17 * 15MAY18 through 28MAY18
GO #1 31JUL11 - 1PL 1SQ - Pvt.	GO #2 14AUG11 - 1PL 1SQ - Pvt. ADSM	GO #3 21AUG11 - 1PL 1SQ - Pvt.	GO #4 28AUG11 - 1PL 1SQ - Pvt.	GO #5 11SEP11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pvt.
GO #6 18SEP11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.	GO #7 25SEP11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.	GO #8 02OCT11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.	GO #9 09OCT11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.	GO #10 16OCT11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.
GO #11 23OCT11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc. ARCOMV, PH, EAMECM, WWIIVM	GO #12 20NOV11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.	GO #13 04DEC11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.	GO #14 11DEC11 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.	GO #15 15JAN12 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.
GO #16 29JAN12 - 1PL 1SQ - T/5 ACM, LOM	GO #17 12FEB12 - 1PL 1SQ - T/5 AOM, GCM(2)	GO #18 26FEB12 - 1PL 1SQ - T/5	GO #19 11MAR12 - 2PL 1SQ - T/5 LOM(2)	GO #20 25MAR12 - 2PL 1SQ - T/5
GO #21 08APR12 - 2PL 1SQ - T/5	GO #22 UNKNOWN	GO #23 22APR12 - 2PL 1SQ - T/5	GO #24 06MAY12 - 2PL 1SQ - T/5	GO #25 20MAY12 - 2PL 1SQ - T/5
GO #26 03JUN12 - 2PL 1SQ - T/5	GO #27 17JUN12 - RESERVES - T/5 EAMECM(2)	GO #28 01JUL12 - RESERVES - T/5	GO #29 15JUL12 - 1PL 3SQ - T/5	GO #30 29JUL12 - 1PL 3SQ - T/5
GO #31 12AUG12 - 1PL 3SQ - T/5	GO #32 26AUG12 - 1PL 3SQ - T/5	GO #33 09SEP12 - 1PL 3SQ - T/5	GO #34 23SEP12 - 1PL 3SQ - T/5 Distinguised Unit Citation UC(UC2)	GO #35 07OCT12 - 1PL 2SQ - Cpl.
GO #36 21OCT12 - 1PL 2SQ - Cpl. GCM(3)	GO #37 04NOV12 - 1PL 2SQ - Cpl.	GO #38 18NOV12 - 2PL 2SQ - Sgt. ACM(2)	GO #39 02DEC12 - 2PL 2SQ - Sgt. WWIIVM(3), EAMECM(4), Meritorious Unit Commendation MUC	GO #40 16DEC12 - 2PL 2SQ - Sgt. BSV
GO #41 06JAN13 - 2PL 2SQ - Sgt.	GO #42 20JAN13 - 2PL 2SQ - Sgt. GCM(4),AOM(2)	GO #43 03FEB13 - 2PL 2SQ - Sgt. ARCOM(2)	GO #44 17FEB13 - 2PL 2SQ - Sgt. EAMECM(5)	GO #45 03MAR13 - 2PL 2SQ - Sgt. SM
GO #46 17MAR13 - 2PL 2SQ - Sgt.	GO #47 31MAR13 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt.	GO #48 14APR13 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt. GCM(5)	GO #49 28APR13 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt. EAMECM(6)	GO #50 12MAY13 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt.
GO #51 26MAY13 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt. ACM(3)	GO #52 09JUN13 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt.	GO #53 23JUN13 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt.	GO #54 07JUL13 - 2PL 1SQ - S/Sgt. EAMECM(8), WWIIVM(5), PH(3)	GO #55 21JUL13 - 2PL PS - S/Sgt. GCM(6), AOM(3)
GO #56 04AUG13 - 2PL PS - S/Sgt.	GO #57 18AUG13 - 1PL PS - S/Sgt.	GO #58 01SEP13 - 1PL PS - S/Sgt.	GO #59 15SEP13 - 1PL PS - S/Sgt.	GO #60 29SEP13 - Honorable Discharge
GO #61 13OCT13 - None	GO #62 27OCT13 - None	GO #63 12NOV13 - None	GO #64 24NOV13 - None	GO #65 08DEC13 - None
GO #66 22DEC13 - None	GO #67 19JAN14 - None	GO #68 02FEB14 - None	GO #69 16FEB14 - 1PL 4SQ - Pvt.	GO #70 02MAR14 - None
GO #71 16MAR14 - None	GO #72 30MAR14 - None	GO #73 13APR14 - None	GO #74 27APR14 - None	GO #75 11MAY14 - None
GO #76 25MAY14 - None	GO #77 08JUN14 - 1PL 1SQ - Pfc.	GO #78 22JUN14 - 1PL 1SQ - Pfc.	GO #79 06JUL14 - 1PL 1SQ - T/5 ACM(4)	GO #80 20JUL14 - 1PL 1SQ - T/5 EAMECM(10), WWIIVM(7), BS(2)
GO #81 03AUG14 - 1PL 1SQ - T/5	GO #82 17AUG14 - 1PL 1SQ - T/5	GO #83 31AUG14 - 1PL 1SQ - T/5 GCM(7), Valorous Unit Award (VUA)	GO #84 14SEP14 - 1PL 1SQ - T/5 EAMECM(11), WWIIVM(8)	GO #85 28SEP14 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt. ACM(5)
GO #86 12OCT14 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt.	GO #87 26OCT14 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt.	GO #88 09NOV14 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt.	GO #89 23NOV14 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt. SM(2)	GO #90 07DEC14 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt. GCM(8), AOM(4), NDSM
GO #91 21DEC14 - 1PL 1SQ - Sgt.	GO #92 25JAN15 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt. ACM(6)	GO #93 08FEB15 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt. EAMECM(12)	GO #94 22FEB15 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt. Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC2)	GO #95 08MAR15 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt. GCM(9)
GO #96 22MAR15 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt.	GO #97 05APR15 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt. EAMECM(13), WWIIVM(9), SM(3)	GO #98 19APR15 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt.	GO #99 03MAY15 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt.	GO #100 17MAY15 - 1PL 1SQ - S/Sgt. GOHM
GO #101 31MAY15 - 2PL PS - S/Sgt. EAMECM(14), AOM(5)	GO #102 14JUN15 - 2PL PS - T/Sgt. ACM(7), GCM(10)	GO #103 28JUN15 - 2PL PS - T/Sgt.	GO #104 12JUL15 - 2PL PS - T/Sgt.	GO #105 26JUL15 - 2PL PS - T/Sgt.
GO #106 09AUG15 - 2PL PS - T/Sgt.	GO #107 23AUG15 - 2PL PS - T/Sgt.	GO #108 06SEP15 - 2PL PS - T/Sgt. EAMECM(15), GCM(11), BS(3), PH(4)	GO #109 20SEP15 - 2PL PS - T/Sgt.	GO #110 04OCT15 - 2PL PS - T/Sgt.
GO #111 18OCT15 - 1PL 1SQ - T/3	GO #112 01NOV15 - 1PL 1SQ - T/3	GO #113 15NOV15 - 1PL 1SQ - T/3	GO #114 29NOV15 - 1PL 1SQ - T/3	GO #115 13DEC15 - Command Battalion Sergeant - M/Sgt. EAMECM(16), WWIIVM(10), ACM(8), AOM(6), GCM(12)
GO #116 17JAN16 - Command Battalion Sergeant - M/Sgt.	GO #117 31JAN16 - Command Battalion Sergeant - M/Sgt.	GO #118 14FEB16 - Command Battalion Sergeant - M/Sgt.	GO #119 28FEB16 - Command Battalion Sergeant - M/Sgt.	GO #120 13MAR16 - Command Battalion Sergeant - M/Sgt. GCM(13)
GO #121 27MAR16 - Command Battalion Sergeant - M/Sgt. EAMECM(17), WWIIVM(11), DSM, PH(5)	GO #122 10APR16 - Command PL HQ - PL - 2nd Lt.	GO #123 24APR16 - Command PL HQ - PL - 2nd Lt.	GO #124 08MAY16 - Command PL HQ - PL - 2nd Lt.	GO #125 22MAY16 - Command PL HQ - PL - 2nd Lt.
GO #126 05JUN16 - Command PL HQ - PL - 2nd Lt. EAMECM(18), AOM(7), GCM(14)	GO #127 19JUN16 - Command PL HQ - PL - 2nd Lt.	GO #128 03JUL16 - Command PL HQ - PL - 2nd Lt.	GO #129 17JUL16 - Command PL HQ - PL - 2nd Lt. Marksman Badge Sharpshooter Rifle	GO #130 31JUL16 - Command PL HQ - PL - 2nd Lt.
GO #131 14AUG16 - Command PL HQ - XO Able - 2nd Lt. Marksman Badge Expert Rifle, Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC3)	GO #132 28AUG16 - Command PL HQ - XO Able - 2nd Lt. EAMECM(19), WWIIVM(12)	GO #133 11SEP16 - Command PL HQ - XO Able - 2nd Lt. GCM(15)	GO #134 25SEP16 - Command PL HQ - XO Able - 2nd Lt. Marksman Badge Expert SMG, Marksman Badge Expert BAR	GO #135 09OCT16 - Command HQ - S-5 - T/Sgt.
GO #136 23OCT16 - Command HQ - S-5 - T/Sgt.	GO #137 06NOV16 - Command HQ - S-5 - T/Sgt.	GO #138 20NOV16 - Command HQ - S-5 - T/Sgt.	GO #139 04DEC16 - RESERVES - T/Sgt. AOM(8), GCM(16)	GO #140 18DEC16 - RESERVES - T/Sgt.
GO #141 22JAN17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.	GO #142 05FEB17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.	GO #143 19FEB17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.	GO #144 05MAR17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.	GO #145 19MAR17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.
GO #146 02APR17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.	GO #147 16APR17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.	GO #148 30APR17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt. GCM(17)	GO #149 14MAY17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.	GO #150 28MAY17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.
GO #151 11JUN17 - Command HQ - BC - T/Sgt.	GO #152 25JUN17 - Command HQ - Reserves - T/Sgt.	GO #153 09JUL17 - Command HQ - Reserves - T/Sgt.	GO #154 23JUL17 - Retired - T/Sgt.	Good luck 1st Rangers !!!
GO #161 29OCT17 - 1PL 3SQ - Pfc.	GO #162 12NOV17 - 1PL 3SQ - Pfc.	GO #163 26NOV17 - 1PL 1SQ - Pfc.	GO #164 10DEC17 - 1PL 1SQ - Pfc.	GO #165 07JAN18 - 1PL 1SQ - Pfc.
GO #166 21JAN18 - 1PL 1SQ - Pfc.	GO #167 04FEB18 - 1PL 1SQ - Pfc. GCM(18)	GO #168 18FEB18 - 1PL 1SQ - Pfc.	GO #169 04MAR18 - 1PL 1SQ - Pfc.	GO #170 25MAR18 - 1PL 2SQ - Pfc.
GO #171 29APR18 - 1PL 3SQ - Pfc. GCM(19), AOM(9)	GO #172 27MAY18 - 1PL 3SQ - Pfc.	Honorable Discharge - 28MAY18	RETIREMENT

Special Order No.1 - 06NOV11 Unit Citation (UC1) - Serving as of 31OCT11 GCM	Special Order No.14 - 30SEP12 EAMECM(3), WWIIVM(2)	Special Order No.16 - 02JUN13 EAMECM(7), WWIIVM(4), ARCOM(3), PH(2)	Special Order No.18 - 23AUG13 EAMECM(9), WWIIVM(6)