Jack van der Geest

Writer, Military Person

1923 – 2009

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Who was Jack van der Geest?

Jack van der Geest was one of only eight people ever to escape from Buchenwald concentration camp. He escaped on March 3, 1943. A copy of his own death certificate appears in his book, Was God on Vacation? He was a member of the Dutch resistance movement and French resistance, afterwards he became a translator for the 101st Airborne during World War II.

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Born
Sep 17, 1923
The Hague
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • South Dakota
Died
Mar 5, 2009

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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