Born in Slawi Central Java to Johan van Zyll de Jong and Jeanne Steinmetz.
— Age: 29
South Pacific Pearl Harbor Attack GM1C Torpedo Squadron One 1941 -Lt JG, 1945
Pearl Harbor, Dec 7 1941
"Numerous observers both officer and enlisted, claim that they observed the tracer stream from guns of the PT-23 go into the underside of the fuselage of a Japanese torpedo plane carrying one torpedo, as it flew low over spar buoy #1, off Fuahua Island. This plane burst into flames and crashed near that point. The two gunners, VAN ZYLL DE JONG, Joy, GM1c, and HUFFMAN, George B., TM1c, USN., state that the plane was flying in a straight line away from their line of sight and they were able to maintain a steady stream of tracers into the underside of the fuselage, there being no deflection problem. Numerous observers also state that they observed the tracer streams from several FP guns pass into a torpedo plane without torpedo, which was flying over Magazine Loch toward Halawa. This airplane burst into flames and was then seen to fall in the vicinity of Halawa."
VAN ZYLL DE JONG, Joy, GM1c, USN - He is credited with assisting in the shooting down of one enemy torpedo plane. He also reluctantly turned over his gun station during the attack in order to make adjustments on other guns and during the remainder of the attack worked frantically to get all guns and turrets in operation.
1930 Census Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California
Head Johan Van Zyll De Jong M 50 Java
Wife Jeanne Van Zyll De Jong F 39 Java
Son Joy Van Zyll De Jong M 18 Java
Son Hans Van Zyll De Jong M 16 Java
Daughter Ellen Van Zyll De Jong F 14 Java
Daughter Madsy Van Zyll De Jong F 12 Java
— Age: 29
South Pacific Pearl Harbor Attack GM1C Torpedo Squadron One 1941 -Lt JG, 1945
Pearl Harbor, Dec 7 1941
"Numerous observers both officer and enlisted, claim that they observed the tracer stream from guns of the PT-23 go into the underside of the fuselage of a Japanese torpedo plane carrying one torpedo, as it flew low over spar buoy #1, off Fuahua Island. This plane burst into flames and crashed near that point. The two gunners, VAN ZYLL DE JONG, Joy, GM1c, and HUFFMAN, George B., TM1c, USN., state that the plane was flying in a straight line away from their line of sight and they were able to maintain a steady stream of tracers into the underside of the fuselage, there being no deflection problem. Numerous observers also state that they observed the tracer streams from several FP guns pass into a torpedo plane without torpedo, which was flying over Magazine Loch toward Halawa. This airplane burst into flames and was then seen to fall in the vicinity of Halawa."
VAN ZYLL DE JONG, Joy, GM1c, USN - He is credited with assisting in the shooting down of one enemy torpedo plane. He also reluctantly turned over his gun station during the attack in order to make adjustments on other guns and during the remainder of the attack worked frantically to get all guns and turrets in operation.
1930 Census Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California
Head Johan Van Zyll De Jong M 50 Java
Wife Jeanne Van Zyll De Jong F 39 Java
Son Joy Van Zyll De Jong M 18 Java
Son Hans Van Zyll De Jong M 16 Java
Daughter Ellen Van Zyll De Jong F 14 Java
Daughter Madsy Van Zyll De Jong F 12 Java
Born in Slawi Central Java to Johan van Zyll de Jong and Jeanne Steinmetz.
— Age: 29
South Pacific Pearl Harbor Attack GM1C Torpedo Squadron One 1941 -Lt JG, 1945
Pearl Harbor, Dec 7 1941
"Numerous observers both officer and enlisted, claim that they observed the tracer stream from guns of the PT-23 go into the underside of the fuselage of a Japanese torpedo plane carrying one torpedo, as it flew low over spar buoy #1, off Fuahua Island. This plane burst into flames and crashed near that point. The two gunners, VAN ZYLL DE JONG, Joy, GM1c, and HUFFMAN, George B., TM1c, USN., state that the plane was flying in a straight line away from their line of sight and they were able to maintain a steady stream of tracers into the underside of the fuselage, there being no deflection problem. Numerous observers also state that they observed the tracer streams from several FP guns pass into a torpedo plane without torpedo, which was flying over Magazine Loch toward Halawa. This airplane burst into flames and was then seen to fall in the vicinity of Halawa."
VAN ZYLL DE JONG, Joy, GM1c, USN - He is credited with assisting in the shooting down of one enemy torpedo plane. He also reluctantly turned over his gun station during the attack in order to make adjustments on other guns and during the remainder of the attack worked frantically to get all guns and turrets in operation.
1930 Census Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California
Head Johan Van Zyll De Jong M 50 Java
Wife Jeanne Van Zyll De Jong F 39 Java
Son Joy Van Zyll De Jong M 18 Java
Son Hans Van Zyll De Jong M 16 Java
Daughter Ellen Van Zyll De Jong F 14 Java
Daughter Madsy Van Zyll De Jong F 12 Java
— Age: 29
South Pacific Pearl Harbor Attack GM1C Torpedo Squadron One 1941 -Lt JG, 1945
Pearl Harbor, Dec 7 1941
"Numerous observers both officer and enlisted, claim that they observed the tracer stream from guns of the PT-23 go into the underside of the fuselage of a Japanese torpedo plane carrying one torpedo, as it flew low over spar buoy #1, off Fuahua Island. This plane burst into flames and crashed near that point. The two gunners, VAN ZYLL DE JONG, Joy, GM1c, and HUFFMAN, George B., TM1c, USN., state that the plane was flying in a straight line away from their line of sight and they were able to maintain a steady stream of tracers into the underside of the fuselage, there being no deflection problem. Numerous observers also state that they observed the tracer streams from several FP guns pass into a torpedo plane without torpedo, which was flying over Magazine Loch toward Halawa. This airplane burst into flames and was then seen to fall in the vicinity of Halawa."
VAN ZYLL DE JONG, Joy, GM1c, USN - He is credited with assisting in the shooting down of one enemy torpedo plane. He also reluctantly turned over his gun station during the attack in order to make adjustments on other guns and during the remainder of the attack worked frantically to get all guns and turrets in operation.
1930 Census Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California
Head Johan Van Zyll De Jong M 50 Java
Wife Jeanne Van Zyll De Jong F 39 Java
Son Joy Van Zyll De Jong M 18 Java
Son Hans Van Zyll De Jong M 16 Java
Daughter Ellen Van Zyll De Jong F 14 Java
Daughter Madsy Van Zyll De Jong F 12 Java
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