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Title
Kalafut
,
Adolph
(Interview
outline
,
video
, and
papers)
,
2008
Creator
Kalafut
,
Adolph
Description
Adolph
Kalafut
was
born
in
Chicago
,
Illinois
on
September
3
,
1924
. His
father
had been a
Polish
immigrant
that
owned
and
operated
a
bar
during
Prohibition
. His
parents
wanted
him to have an
excellent
education
and
paid
for him to
go
to
school
at a
military
academy
that was
similar
to
West
Point
.
Adolph
enlisted
in the
Marines
on
September
15
,
1943
.
Training
was
very
easy
for him and he was
well
prepared
.
Adolph
was
sent
to
Iwo
Jima
after
training
and
it
was a
very
difficult
experience
for him. He was
wounded
while
in
Iwo
Jima
and
it
took
him
about
a
year
to
recover
.
Adolph
later
worked
in a
VA
hospital
in
Los
Angeles
and in
Battle
Creek
,
Michigan
.
Accounts
of
Iwo
Jima
from a
Marine
are
appended
to
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
2008-08-05
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
AKalafut
OCLC number
678588811
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