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Weber, Shirley (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2008
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Title
Weber
,
Shirley
(Interview
outline
,
video
, and
papers)
,
2008
Creator
Weber
,
Shirley
Description
Shirley
Weber
served
in the
32nd
Infantry
(Red
Arrow)
Division
during
WWII
in
New
Guinea
. His
company
teamed
up
with the
Australians
fighting
Japanese
soldiers
on the
island
. He
spent
time
fighting
in
Buna
,
Saidor
and
Aitape
battles
. He
received
the
Bronze
Star
for an
operation
to
pull
out
fire
from the
Japanese
hiding
in the
jungle
. He
contracted
malaria
on
New
Guinea
,
which
eventually
led
to his
being
sent
home
,
where
we
worked
with
German
POWs
at a
camp
in
Chicago
.
Military
papers
appended
to the
interview
outline
.
Contributors
Smither
,
James
(Interviewer)
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Video recordings
Language
eng
Rights
For information on copyright or permissions, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Type
Moving Image; Text
Format
flv; pdf
Date
2008-04-01
Source
Veterans
History
Project
collection
,
RHC-27
Relation
Veterans
History
Project
(U.S.)
Contributing Institution
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Digital Identification
SWeber
OCLC number
678589906
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