Chambers, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2009
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Title
Chambers, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2009
Creator
Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Description
Fred Chambers was born in Orlando, Florida in 1940 and graduated from Jones High School in 1959. After graduating from high school Fred volunteered for the draft in the Army so that he would serve a term of 2 years instead of 3. He went through basic training for 8 weeks at Fort Jackson and then volunteered for Jump School at Fort Bragg. After his 2 years Fred re-enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the 187th Infantry Brigade, where he served for 2 tours in Okinawa and 2 tours in Vietnam. After serving overseas Fred working as a recruiter for the Army in Grand Rapids, Michigan for 13 years before he retired.
Date
2009-11-06
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
ChambersF
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Chambers, Fred, “Chambers, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed May 12, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28773.