Gerardus van Angelen
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Johannes Carolus van Angelen | |
| Moeder: | Maria Stekelenburg | |
| Geboren: | 27 MEI 1914 | Vreeswijk |
| Overleden: | 22 Nov 1983 | Nijmegen |
| Religie: | Rooms Katholiek | |
| Beroep: | schipper | |
| Aantekeningen: | Personal Information Last Name: Angelen van First Name: Gerardus Alias: GERARD Date of Birth: 27/05/1914 Date of death: 22/11/1983 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Rescue Place during the war: Zaltbommel, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Zaltbommel, Gelderland, The Netherlands Haaften, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Arranging shelter File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/2451) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 03/01/1983 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes Rescued Persons Hes, Alex Hes, Edith Hes, Arnold, Hugo Hes, Kahn, Rosa Hes, Jack Angelen van, Gerardus In October 1942, the Hes family decided to go underground. They made contact with Gerardus (Gerard) van Angelen, the boyfriend of their employee. Gerard promised to organize a plan of action for them as soon as they felt ready to move. When the time came, Gerard took Jack Hes on his bicycle to a nearby train station, where another Resistance worker escorted him to a safe address. Gerard then returned to pick up Edith, whom he took across the Waal River in a rowboat. Once across the river, Krijn de Kock Jr.* met Edith and took her by bike to his parents home in Haaften, Gelderland. Edith was quite upset to leave Gerard, an old family friend, but she was reassured of her safety when she arrived at her hideout and discovered that she was the only person in hiding there. Edith remained with the De Kocks for two years and seven months and survived the war. In the meantime, Gerard also found a hideout in Zaltbommel for Mr. and Mrs. Hes and their oldest son, where they remained until 1944, when they escaped to Almkerk without a single possession. On January 3, 1983, Yad Vashem recognized Gerardus van Angelen as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Theodora Johanna Heuvel | geb. 24 Juni 1918 |
| Huwelijk: | 1944 |