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Title
Peterson
,
George
(Interview
outline
,
video
, and
papers)
,
2008
Creator
Peterson
,
George
Description
George
Peterson
enlisted
in the
Navy
when
he was
just
17
years
old
and was then
sent
to
Rhode
Island
for
training
in
1942
.
During
training
George
and a
friend
volunteered
for
submarine
service
and were
transferred
shortly
after
.
George
spent
nearly
a
year
training
for
submarine
service
and was
finally
on his
first
war
patrol
in
1943
. He
spent
two
years
making
six
war
patrols
throughout
the
Pacific
, with
port
breaks
at
Panama
,
Hawaii
,
Guam
, the
Marshall
Islands
, and
Midway
.
After
the
war
George
was
part
of the
police
force
in
Hawaii
,
where
he
helped
to
patrol
the
base
.
George
had
made
it
to the
position
of
First
Class
Gunner’s
mate
when
he was
discharged
in
1952
.
Photographs
are
appended
to
interview
outline
.
Contributors
Montagna
,
Douglas
(Interviewer)
;
Great
Lakes
Naval
Memorial
&
Museum
(Muskegon
,
Mich.)
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
30-10-2007
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
GPeterson
OCLC number
678590541
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