Dykstra, Ronald (Interview transcript and video), 2011

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Dykstra, Ronald (Interview transcript and video), 2011

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Smither, James (Interviewer)
Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)
WKTV
WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.)

Description

Ron Dykstra was born on July 6th, 1948 in Holland, Michigan. Following graduation from high school in Grandville, Michigan, Dykstra received his draft notice in 1968 and reported in 1969. After completing his basic training at Fort Knox in Kentucky and his AIT at Fort Polk in Louisiana, Dykstra deployed to Vietnam. Originally, Dykstra fought in Vietnam as a member of the 1st Infantry Division. However, when the 1st Infantry returned to the United States as part of President Nixon's downsizing, Dykstra still had time let on his tour, so he transferred to the Americal Division, where he served for the remainder of his tour.

Date

2011-03-17

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

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Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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DykstraR

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application/pdf
video/mp4

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Moving Image
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eng

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Dykstra, Ronald, “Dykstra, Ronald (Interview transcript and video), 2011,” Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28856.
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