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Title
Spencer
,
Fred
S
.
(Interview
outline
and
video)
,
2008
Creator
Spencer
,
Fred
S
.
Description
Fred
Spencer
joined
the
Michigan
National
Guard
in
1940
, and
served
in
Company
C
,
126th
Infantry
Regiment
,
32nd
(Red
Arrow)
Division
. His
unit
was
mobilized
in
October
,
1940
, and he
went
with them to
train
in
Louisiana
. From there he was
shipped
to
Australia
and then to
New
Guinea
in
1942
.
Fred
was
wounded
by a
sniper
at
Buna
,
New
Guinea
, and
spent
over
a
year
recovering
first
from the
wound
and then from
malaria
. He was
finally
sent
back
to the US,
where
he
completed
his
service
guarding
German
POWs
in the
southwest
.
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
28-10-2008
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
FSpencer
OCLC number
678588986
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