Homminga, Wellington Francis (Interview outline and video), 2009
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Title
Homminga, Wellington Francis (Interview outline and video), 2009
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Contributor
Boring, Frank (Interviewer)
Description
Wellington "Bill" Homminga served in the 126th Infantry Regiment of the 32nd "Red Arrow" Division during World War II. After training in Australia for Jungle Warfare, his unit served in New Guinea in the Buna campaign, where his company spent 21 days isolated at a roadblock behind Japanese lines. After his unit was relieved, he came down with malaria, and continued to suffer from malaria and other tropical diseases until his discharge in 1944.
Date
2009-02-19
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Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
HommingaW
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
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Language
eng
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Citation
Homminga, Wellington Francis, “Homminga, Wellington Francis (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed May 3, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29010.