W. J. Kruys

W. J. Kruys
Vice admiral Willem Jan Kruys
Birth name	Willem Jan Kruys
Born	(1906-01-13)13 January 1906 Pangkalan Brandan (Sumatra)
Died	20 April 1985(1985-04-20) (aged 79) Bilthoven (The Netherlands)
Service / branch	Royal Netherlands Navy
Years of service	1924–1960
Rank	Vice-admiral
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Expedition Cross with clasp for Timor 1942 War Commemorative Cross 1940-1945 Decoration for Order and Peace Legion of Merit Order of the British Empire

Willem Jan Kruys (1906–1985) was a vice admiral in the Royal Netherlands Navy and later director-general of the Dutch National Aviation Authority (Dutch: Rijksluchtvaartdienst).