Alcumbrack, Lester (Interview outline and video), 2008

Citation

Alcumbrack, Lester, “Alcumbrack, Lester (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed April 21, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/27065.

Title

Alcumbrack, Lester (Interview outline and video), 2008

Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)
Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)
WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.)

Description

Lester Alcumbrack was drafted into the army in 1942. Les became very sick during basic training, and became a truck driver. He trained as a fuel truck driver and received amphibious training. He began duty in Scotland and Wales prior to the Normandy Invasion, and continued to serve as a truck driver in France and Germany during and after the Invasion. After the German surrender, he spent his last months working with a refrigeration unit delivering food to US occupation troops.

Date

2008-02-28

Rights

In Copyright

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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