#1678
Jan Jacob Wichers
February 13th 1894, Loemadjang (Java)			† September 6th 1983, 's-Gravenhage
Ranks				Decorations
Adelborst	year 1913			XXV	Date ?
Ltz. III	1916, 9 Oct			Mk
Ltz. II	1918, 9 Oct			Camb. 4
Ltz. I	1927, 16 May
Retirement	1946, 1 Jul
Kapt.ltz. tit.	1950, 16 Feb
Submarine Commands Hr.Ms. "M 1"* 1923 8 Apr* - 1923, 1 Oct* Hr.Ms. "O 4"* ?* - 1924, 22 May* Hr.Ms. "O 2"* 1923, 9 June* - 1924, 6 Oct* Hr.Ms. "O 3"* 1923, 9 June* - 1923, 12 Oct* Hr.Ms.  "O 7"* 1923, 13 Oct* - 1923, 14 Dec* Hr.Ms. "O 3"* 1923, 14 Dec* - 1924, 14 Mar* Hr.Ms. "K X"* 1924, 1 Apr* - 1928, 21 Feb* Hr.Ms. "K VIII"   ?1925, ? May - ?1928, ? August Hr.Ms. "K V"   ?1925, ? May - ?1928, ? August Hr.Ms. "K II"   ?1925, ? May - ?1928, ? August Hr.Ms. "K IV"   ?1925, ? May - ?1928, ? August Hr.Ms. "O 2"*   1930, 23 Apr* - ?1930* *= Unconfirmed information and therefore not listed in 'chronology'.
Chronology 1916, 9 October       Stationed on board "pantser" ship Hr.Ms. "Kortenaer" and "pantser" ship Hr.Ms. "Zeeland". 1917, December - 1920, November   Stationed at the Torpedo Service at Soerabaja, then destroyers Hr.Ms. "Lynx", Hr.Ms.  "Hermelijn", Hr.Ms. "Vos", cruiser Hr.Ms. "De Ruyter" and submarine Hr.Ms. "K I" 1920, November - 1922, April   Sailed to the Netherlands and then placed on board the frigate Hr.Ms. "Atjeh" 1922, April - 1922, May   Stationed on the guard ship at Willemsoord 1922, May - 1922, July   Stationed on board torpedo boat Hr.Ms. "Z 7" 1922, July - 1924, May   Stationed on board Hr.Ms. "K VII", and as navigation officer on board Hr.Ms. "K VIII" 1924, June - 1924, November   Sailed to DEI, assigned to Submarine Base 1924, November - 1925, May   Stationed on Hr.Ms "K IV" and Hr.Ms. "K V" 1925, May - 1928, August   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K VIII", Hr.Ms. "K V", Hr.Ms. "K II" and Hr.Ms. "K IV" 1928, August - 1930, November   Submarine Service 1929, 6 January - 1930, November   Assigned to general leadership of the diving ... and Instructor of Torpedoes at Naval Academy  at Den Helder 1930, December - 1934, April   Sailed to DEI, and assigned to Department of the Navy 1934, April - 1935, April   Sailed to the Netherlands, and assigned to Submarine Service Base at Willemsoord 1935, May - 1937, January   XO on board guard ship at Willemsoord 1936, 28 May - 1936, 13 October   Harbor Master 1937, January - 1938, March   XO Submarine Service 1938, March - 1938, July   Sent to N.E.I. and stationed at the Oedjoeng Naval Barracks at Soerabaja 1938, July - 1939, November   Cdt. gunboat Hr.Ms. "Soemba" 1938 or 1939       Probably passed over for promotion (see notes) 1939, November - 1942, March   Cdt. Oedjoeng Naval Barracks at Soerabaja 1942, 4 March - 1945, October   Japanese POW. Wichers was on board the Dutch merchant ship "Tjisaroea" which was used to evacuate naval personnel from Java. However, the ship was captured by the Japanese destroyer "Arasho" and the 545 naval personnel on board became prisoners for the duration of the war 1945, October - 1946, January   Stationed at the Department of Navy at Batavia 1946, January - 1946, June   Sailed to the Netherlands and stationed at La Foret at Doorn 1946, 1 July       Retired at his own request on account of lengthy service 1950, 16 February       Promoted tot honorary Commander (Kapt.ltz. tit.) in recognition of his role in the creation of the schnorkel.
Civilian career 1946, 1 October - 1949, 1 July Chief Commissariat Royal Palaces at 's-Gravenhage. 1949, 1 July - 1954, 1 January Employee ANWB (Royal Dutch Touring Club) 1954, 1 January - ? Attorney Patent Office TNO at 's-Gravenhage
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Notes Nickname: ? Nephew of W.H. Wichers (#562). 1933, 27 May - Considered the creator/inventor of the "schnorkel" for submarines.

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