Barwacz, John (Interview outline and video), 2008
Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer)
Collins, Carol (Interviewer)
John Barwacz was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1921 and enlisted in the Navy on August 18, 1942. John went through basic training at Great Lakes Naval Academy in Chicago, Illinois and then had advanced engineer training at the University of Kansas. While in the Navy, John worked on the destroyer USS Hull as an engineer in the boiler room, as a lookout, and also handled guns on deck. Later took fire control training and served on an attack transport ship. He traveled all over the Pacific to the Aleutian Islands, Guam, Saipan, Tinian, Hawaii, Okinawa, and Japan. John was discharged on December 24, 1945.
2008-09-22
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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Barwacz, John, “Barwacz, John (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/27104.