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Title
Swank
,
Ray
(Papers)
,
2007
Creator
Swank
,
Ray
Description
Raymond
James
Swank
was
37
years
old
when
he
is
drafted
into the
Army
on
27
September
1943
. These
files
detail
the
experience
of
Swank
and his
transition
from
civilian
to
soldier
.
Files
consist
of
copies
of
James’s
Army
basic
training
diary
,
letters
sent
to him by his
wife
Ramona
Swank
,
pictures
taken
by
himself
and his
comrades
, his
field
notebooks
from
lectures
and
demonstrations
,
scans
of
photographs
and
physical
objects
.
Mr
.
Swank
was
among
the
oldest
enlisted
men
in his
Company
and
hoped
to be
able
to be
obtain
an
honourable
discharge
on his
38th
birthday
, but was
given
a
medical
discharge
on
20
April
1944
.
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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
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
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
2007-12-31
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
OCLC number
678590950
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