Généalogie Van der Beek » Howard VANDER BEEK (1917-2014)

Données personnelles Howard VANDER BEEK 

• Il est né le 8 juin 1917 dans Oskaloosa, Iowa.
• Profession: teacher on a university, deed mee aan D-day in Normandië als commandant van de LCC 60.
• Il est décédé le 22 août 2014 dans Cedar Falls, IOWA, USA, il avait 97 ans.
• Un enfant de Teunis VAN DER BEEK et Hattie Johanna MEINDERS

Famille de Howard VANDER BEEK

Il est marié avec Grace Alena TAYLOR.

Ils se sont mariés le 19 décembre 1945 à San Francisco, il avait 28 ans.

Enfant(s):

1. (Ne pas publique)
2. (Ne pas publique)

Notes par Howard VANDER BEEK

Howard wrote me:
"My grandfather Jan, by the way, was a guard at the queen's palace and
knew little about a day's work when he brought his brood to the USA.
His offspring took over (that good Dutch work ethic!), supported
their parents, and--for the most part--all led productive lives.
My father was a hard-working Iowa farmer who, along with many others,
lost everything during the Great Depression which took place during
my early teen years.

I taught English, with emphasis upon the teaching of English. After WWII. I
managed to earn a doctorate at Columbia University, New York City. Then
I came back to Iowa to teach at the University of Northern Iowa, C. F.
and retired in l983. In spite of the fact that I am chronolgically
advanced (Age: 82), I enjoy many activities.

I served in the U.S. Navy and participated in three invasions: Sicily,
Normandy and Southern France. When I came back to the USA after being
in the ETO, I served in the Pacific--ready for the Japanese invasion,
which, thankfully, never came about."

Howard schreef een boek over zijn ervaringen als kapitein "Aboard the LCC 60, Normandy and Southern France 1944" waarvan hij mij een exemplaar toestuurde.

Bij zijn overlijden:
Howard Vander Beek, 97, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center. Howard was born June 8, 1917, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Teunis & Harriette (Meinders) Vander Beek. He married Grace Taylor of Ft. Pierce, Florida on Dec. 19, 1945, in San Francisco, California. She preceded him in death March 25, 1975. Howard served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946 in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. He guided the Utah beach assault during D-Day, commanding the lead boat scouting the landing point. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Iowa in 1938 and then received both an M.A. in 1948 and a Ph.D. in 1952 from Columbia University in New York City. Howard was an English Teacher in Lexington, Nebraska, for 2 years and in Galesburg, Illinois, for 2 years, was an English Professor at Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) from 1948 to 1983, and taught summers at the University of Colorado. Howard also was an author, writing the textbook, "Guide to Modern English Series" and "Aboard The LCC 60", an account of his war experiences. He currently held the distinction of Professor Emeritus at UNI.

Survivors include two sons, Jon Vander Beek of Waterloo and Bob Vander Beek of Iowa City.

Howard was preceded in death by his parents and wife; a brother, Henry Vander Beek, of Sparks, Nevada; and two sisters, Lena Vander Wilt, of New Sharon, Iowa and Mary Brand, of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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