Gillem, Denny (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2004

Boring, Frank (Interviewer)

Michigan Military Preservation Society (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Denny Gillem was born in Sacramento, California, in 1941. He intended to make the military his career during his high school years, and applied to West Point several times before being accepted. After West Point, he was trained as an Army Ranger, and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. After his tours, he attended the Army Officers Advanced Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was the director of the ROTC at Stanford University. He then attended the Army Forces Staff College and became second in command of the 26th Infantry Battalion in Germany. He was then reassigned to Tampa, Florida, and the US Readiness Command. He also worked at the University of Tampa as a Professor of Military Sciences. He was then transferred to Wyoming, Michigan, to be the Army Advisor to the 46th Battalion of the Michigan National Guard.

2004-11-03

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

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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