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Title
Ondersma
,
Peter
(Interview
outline
and
video)
,
2008
Creator
Ondersma
,
Peter
Description
Peter
Ondersma
was
born
in
Orlando
,
Florida
and
moved
to
Michigan
in
1955
when
he was
8
years
old
.
Peter
went
to
school
in
Grand
Rapids
,
Michigan
and
graduated
in
1966
and was
drafted
into the
Army
shortly
after
graduation
. He
began
basic
training
in
Fort
Knox
,
Kentucky
and then
moved
on to
combat
engineer
training
in
Missouri
.
While
in
Vietnam
Peter
worked
on
maintaining
the
security
of
bases
,
sweeping
and
laying
mines
, and
destroying
underground
tunnels
. He was
injured
by
mortar
fire
during
the
Tet
Offensive
and
kept
on
limited
duty
for the
rest
of his
service
.
Peter
is
now
the
chairman
of the
Kent
County
Soldiers
Relief
Commission
where
he
works
to
help
veterans
with
financial
problems
.
Contributors
Smither
,
James
(Interviewer)
;
Byron
Area
Historic
Museum
(Byron
Center
,
Mich.)
;
BCTV
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
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--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
2008-06-24
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
POndersma
OCLC number
678589489
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