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Persoonlijke gegevens Dirk den Baars 

• Hij is geboren op 4 januari 1924 in Padang Indonesië.
• Hij is overleden op 11 november 2003 in Tucson Arizona, Verenigde Staten, hij was toen 79 jaar oud.

  Begraven op All Faiths Memorial park Tucson Garden of paryer section; rij 7 Space S.

• Hij is begraven in All faiths memorial Park Tucson.
• Een kind van Pieter Johannes den Baars en Cornelia Herst
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 28 december 2021.

Gezin van Dirk den Baars

Hij is getrouwd met Beverly Jane Kurtz.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 6 maart 1959 te Tucson Arizona, Verenigde Staten, hij was toen 35 jaar oud.Bron 1

Notities over Dirk den Baars

Dr. Dirk DEN-BAARS (photo) was born on JAN 4 1924 in Padang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies.(673) He served in the military in 1942 in Indonesia. Dutch Resistance, World War II. Was involved in acts of sabotage and guerilla warfare against the Japanese occupiers. In 1942, marked for death upon capture, his life was spared due to his young age of 18. He survived the next three and a half years in several prison camps, escaping at the end of the war to be reunited with his family. Many years later he was recognized for his heroic service to his country, and awarded the Dutch Resistance Cross by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C. at the Dutch Embassy. He resided after 1946 in The Netherlands. He received a degree in Geology in 1954 in The Netherlands. Doctorate. The University of Leiden. He resided after 1956 in The United States of America. He was a Consulting Geology Company Owner about 1959 in Tucson, AZ. Den Baars & Associates. He was a Partner about 1965. Keystone Minerals, Inc. Specialized in exploration and mining of copper, precious metals, and industrial minerals throughout the world, southwestern U.S. and Mexico. He died on NOV 11 2003 in Tucson, AZ. (3258) He was buried in All Faiths Memorial Park, Tucson, AZ. Garden of Prayer Section, Row 7, Space S.
He was married to Beverly Jane KURTZ in 1959 in Tucson, AZ. (673) Children were: Peter Scott DEN-BAARS, Steven Paul DENBAARS Ph.D. , Kurt Charles LaViska DEN-BAARS, Charles Scott LaViska DEN-BAARS.

geschreven door Charles (Chuck)
61 years ago this week, my Father Dirk Den-Baars escaped from a Japanese death camp on the Island of Java in Indonesia called Ambarawa! He was not an American citizen at that time, he was a Dutch citizen of Dutch/Indonesian blood captured by the Japanese Kempetai Police who were as sadistic as the Nazi SS!! He was an 18 year old high school student when The Dutch surrendered Indonesia on march 15th, 1942. He and other friends hid in the jungles til he was captured on june 6th, 1942. Imprisoned for the next three and a half years also in the camps Tjipinang, and Suka Miskin, he endured constant beatings, torture, starvation, and being nearly worked to death! He was forced at bayonet point to watch dozens of victims be decapitated, those who looked away or closed their eyes were killed also! In 1985 my Father was awarded the Royal Dutch Resistance cross for actions of guerilla sabotage that he committed against the Japanese occupiers before his capture. The Japanese never apologized to him... He died of cancer in Nov. 2003 shortly after he had finally agreed to my brothers and i to start recording his wartime experiences, now it is up to my brothers and i to keep his stories from being forgotten! He knew that the best place to start a new life after going through hell was to move to America which he did in 1956 after attending College in the Netherlands and getting a Degree in Geology. My Father's name is not on many POW lists because he was not an American Citizen or soldier at the time, but i did at the last minute get his name in the Book "They opened their Hearts" Published by Voices about Tucson elders telling their wartime experiences, i am glad for that! The Dutch say: "Niet Vergeten" (Never Forget!) I never will forget his numerous stories of what he went through!

Dr Dirk Den Baars
GEBOORTE4 Jan 1924
Indonesia
OVERLIJDEN11 Nov 2003 (leeftijd 79)
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
BEGRAAFLOCATIE
All Faiths Memorial Park
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, VS
PERCEELDesert Vista Community Cemetery Section, Garden of Prayer Section, Row 7, Space S
GEDENKPLEK-ID84940138 · Bron bekijken

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Birth: Padang, Island of Sumatra, Indonesia
Died: Tucson
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The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, November 13, 2003
After a brief illness, Dirk Den Baars passed away peacefully in his sleep on Veterans Day November 11, 2003 in Tucson. In his final days he had his wife, Beverly, immediate family and grandchildren at his side.

He was born on January 4, 1924 in Padang, on the Island of Sumatra, in what was then the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) of DutchIndonesian parents, Pieter Johannes and Corry den Baars (Herst). Life was peaceful on the islands until World War II engulfed the region in conflict. He served with the Dutch resistance and was involved in acts of sabotage and guerilla warfare against the Japanese occupiers. In 1942, marked for death upon capture, his life was spared due to his young age of 18. He survived the next three and a half years in several prison camps, escaping at the end of the war to be reunited with his family. Many years later he was recognized for his heroic service to his country, and awarded the Dutch Resistance Cross by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.

After moving to The Netherlands in 1946, he entered the University of Leiden to study geology and received his doctoral degree in 1954. Immigrating to the United States in 1956, he eventually settled in Tucson in the late 1950's and started his consulting company Den Baars & Associates and later was a partner in Keystone Minerals, Inc. He specialized in exploration and mining of copper, precious metals, and industrial minerals throughout the world, southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

A man of the world, he spoke seven languages, was an avid hunter and fisherman enjoying the great outdoors with his family. He had many hobbies including HAM radio, flying his airplanes, riding his motorcycles, boating and collecting exotic cars including Mercedes. He was also active in the local Dutch Club, Southern Arizona Mining Association, People for the West, and past President of the Mercedes Club.

Survived by wife, Beverly (Kurtz) after 44 years of marriage; sons, Kurt (Aida), and Charles (Heather) of Tucson, Scott (Marisa) of Los Alamos, NM, Steve (Susan) of Santa Barbara, CA; sisters, Nell van Olden (Rene) and Stans den Baars of The Netherlands; cousin, Helen Helder (Jim) of Las Cruces, NM; eight grandchildren, Erin, Kyle, Cyren, Javier, Alex, Kaitlin, Dalton, Jared, and many nieces and nephews.

He was an inspiration to all and his indomitable spirit will be greatly missed.

Memorial Service will be at BRING'S BROADWAY CHAPEL, 6910 East Broadway on Saturday, November 15, at 200 p.m. Followed by interment at All Faiths Memorial Park, 2151 S. Avenida Los Reyes.
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Son of Johannes den Baars and Cornelia Herst; husband of Beverley Den-Baars and father of Kurt, Charles, Scott, and Steve. He was a registered geologist and long-time member of the Arizona Geological Society.

Photo Dr. Dirk DEN-BAARS is geboren op 4 januari 1924 te Padang, Sumatra, Nederlands-Indië. 484 Hij diende in het leger in 1942 in Indonesië. Nederlands Verzet, Tweede Wereldoorlog. Was betrokken bij sabotage en guerrillaoorlogen tegen de Japanse bezetters. In 1942, gemarkeerd voor de dood bij gevangenneming, werd zijn leven gespaard vanwege zijn jonge leeftijd van 18. Hij overleefde de volgende drieënhalf jaar in verschillende gevangeniskampen en ontsnapte aan het einde van de oorlog om herenigd te worden met zijn familie. Vele jaren later werd hij erkend voor zijn heldhaftige dienst aan zijn land en ontving hij het Nederlandse Verzetskruis van Prins Bernhard der Nederlanden in Washington, D.C. op de Nederlandse ambassade. Hij woonde na 1946 in Nederland. In 1954 behaalde hij een graad in de Geologie in Nederland. Een doctoraat. De Universiteit Leiden. Hij woonde na 1956 in Amerika. Omstreeks 1959 was hij eigenaar van een Consulting Geology Company in Tucson, AZ. Den Baars & Associates. Rond 1965 was hij partner. Keystone Minerals, Inc. Gespecialiseerd in exploratie en mijnbouw van koper, edelmetalen en industriële mineralen over de hele wereld, zuidwestelijke VS en Mexico. Hij is overleden op 11 november 2003 in Tucson, AZ.1813 Hij is begraven in All Faiths Memorial Park, Tucson, AZ. Garden of Prayer Section, Row 7, Space S.
Echtgenoot:. Dr. Dirk DEN-BAARS en Beverly Jane KURTZ trouwden in 1959 in Tucson, AZ.484 Kinderen waren: Living, Living, Living, Living.

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