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

Rights

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

ChambersF

Format

application/pdf
video/mp4

Type

Moving Image
Text

Language

eng

Citation

Chambers, Fred, “Chambers, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28773.
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