Career
The historian Robert-January van Pelt wrote:
In 1945 his remains were reburied at Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal. On 9 March 2002 van der Veen was made Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.
The historian Robert-January van Pelt wrote:
In 1945 his remains were reburied at Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal. On 9 March 2002 van der Veen was made Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.
He was a member of the Dutch underground, which resisted the German occupation of Amsterdam during World World War World War II