Bennink, Howard E. (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2008
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Title
Bennink, Howard E. (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2008
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McCauslin, Kelly (Interviewer)
Spring Lake District Library (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Description
Howard Bennink enlisted in the Marine Corps after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bennink trained for six months at Camp Lejeune before traveling to New Zealand. He served in fought on Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester and Iwo Jima during his tour of duty. He earned a Silver Star during fighting in Cape Gloucester, fought off several bouts of malaria, and was wounded two weeks into the fighting on Iwo Jima. Grand Haven Tribune newspaper article and personal narrative appended to interview outline.
Date
2008-01-28
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Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
BenninkH
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
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Language
eng
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Citation
Bennink, Howard E., “Bennink, Howard E. (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/27190.