Heintzelman, William L., “Heintzelman, William L. (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed December 6, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28984.
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Heintzelman, William L. (Interview outline and video), 2008
Bill Heintzelman enlisted in 1961 and trained as a radioman in the Navy. He was stationed at the Panama Canal during the Cuban Missile Crisis where he patrolled aboard ships and along the canal. When Heintzelman went back into the Navy after a ten year gap between his first and second term of service, he worked as a journalist at several stations around the world.