De la Cruz, James (Interview outline and video), 2008
Smither, James (Interviewer)
James de la Cruz was born in Texas in 1945 and moved to Michigan when he was one year old. James spent 3 years in the ROTC while going to school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. James enlisted in the Air Force in 1965 and was sent to Texas for basic training. He also spent time training in Illinois for mechanics training. His first duty station was in Tampa, Florida where he spent 14 months maintaining aircraft on base. James then left for Ubon, Thailand where he was stationed for a year maintaining aircraft. After Thailand, James was sent to Tinker Base in Oklahoma before being discharged 9 months early.
2008-11-13
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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De La Cruz, James, “De la Cruz, James (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28800.