Johan Ranneft

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J. E. Meijer Ranneft as a naval attaché in Washington (1942)

Johan Everhard Meijer Ranneft (born  January 25, 1886 in Semarang on Java ; †  January 20, 1982 in Houston , Texas ) was a Rear Admiral ( Dutch Schout-bij-Nacht ) of the Koninklijke Navy ( German "Royal Navy" ) during World War II , the naval forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands .  

Life

Born on the island of Java, which formerly belonged to the Dutch colonial empire in the East Indies , Ranneft had a steep career in the Dutch navy. On September 16, 1909, he was promoted to lieutenant at sea . This was followed on March 6, 1919, the promotion to Korvettenkapitän , on September 1, 1929 to frigate captain , on August 1, 1933 to sea captain and finally on January 16, 1942 to rear admiral . From April 1, 1938, he was a military attaché in the American capital Washington, DC , and thus the first Dutch officer in this capacity at all.

During the Second World War he served as a liaison officer between the US Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy. Among other things, he was responsible for the procurement of 40 mm Bofors guns . Even after the war he continued in this position. On June 1, 1947, he retired as a military attaché and five months later, on November 1, 1947, retired.

Admiral Johan Everhard Meijer Ranneft died in the United States at the age of 95.

Honors

The order of a Commander of the Legion of Merit is, besides the Medal of Honor, the only military order in the United States that is worn as a neck medal .

Ranneft was the recipient of a large number of Dutch and international orders and decorations . These include the Order of the Dutch Lion , the Order of Orange-Nassau , the Order of the Black Star (France) , the Order of the Crown of Italy and the Russian Order of Saint Anne . On August 21, 1946 he received the American Legion of Merit (picture) in the second highest rank of commander from the hand of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz .  

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rear-Admiral JE Meijer Ranneft at netherlandsnavy.nl , accessed on January 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ Rear-Admiral JE Meijer Ranneft at netherlandsnavy.nl , accessed on January 16, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Ranneft, Johan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ranneft, Johan Everhard Meijer (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch admiral
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Semarang
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1982
Place of death Houston