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Title
Prosch
,
Richard
(Interview
outline
and
video)
,
2008
Creator
Prosch
,
Richard
Description
Richard
Prosch
was
born
in
1921
in
Indiana
and
graduated
from
high
school
in
1939
. He
attended
college
in
Ohio
and
signed
up
for the
Navy
shortly
after
Pearl
Harbor
was
attacked
. His
appointment
was
deferred
until
his
graduation
in
1943
.
Richard
trained
as a
naval
liaison
to
work
with
army
units
in
invasions
.
While
training
in
England
, he
witnessed
the
Slapton
Sands
disaster
. He
landed
on
Omaha
Beach
on
D-Day
with the
1st
Division
, and then
worked
with the
2nd
Division
as
it
landed
the
next
day
. He was
subsequently
transferred
to the
Pacific
, and
served
in the
Philippines
.
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. Navy
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
2008-07-04
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
RProsch
OCLC number
678589875
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