Kruys, Willem Jan
- Date of birth:
- January 13th, 1906 (Pangkalan Brandan, Sumatra)
- Date of death:
- April 20th, 1985 (Bilthoven, Netherlands)
- Nationality:
- Dutch
Biography
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- LtZ-1
- Unit:
- Hr. Ms. Tjerk Hiddes (G16), Koninklijke Marine
With claps "Timor 1942"
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
As commander of the HMS "Tjerk Hiddes" Kruys participated in the war agains the enemy until January 21, 1944. Initially, he joined many escorts of convoys in the Atlantic and later (December 1942) the famous Timor Tours where he evacuated 1200 people (esp KNIL personnel), without the Japanese noticing, from Timor in three extremely risky operations.
With "Combat V"
With "Combat V"
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Commander
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Scouts in het leger Willem Jan Kruys
- Onderscheiding Willem Jan Kruys (in het jaar 1815-1993); Open Archieven
- luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) Willem Jan Kruys , RNN - Allied Warship Commanders of WWII - uboat.net
- Dapperheidsonderscheidingen aan Nederlanders voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- Family data
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