Bekkering, George (Interview outline and video), 2005

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Title

Bekkering, George (Interview outline and video), 2005

Contributor

Parker, Taryn (Interviewer)
Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)

Description

George Bekkering was drafted into the Army after graduating high school in 1966. He served in the Vietnam War for one year, 1967-1968, as a light infantry soldier in the 198th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division. His division camp was based in Chu Lai, which is south of Da Nang. He engaged in many fire fights and received the Bronze Star with a "V" device for saving his Lieutenant's life during an ambush.

Date

2005-06-02

Rights

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

BekkeringG

Format

application/pdf
video/mp4

Type

Moving Image
Text

Language

eng

Citation

Bekkering, George, “Bekkering, George (Interview outline and video), 2005,” Digital Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/27187.
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