Jeltema, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2009

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)

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Richard Jeltema was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in December 1927. He enlisted in the Navy during high school. Richard chose to go into the submarine service and was stationed in New London, Connecticut. He was assigned to a submarine in Pearl Harbor and went to places like Guam, Okinawa, Australia, China and Russia between 1947and 1948. While working on the sub Richard was a mechanic in the auxiliary systems room. The sub mostly patrolled, but on one occasion searched for mines off the coast of Russia.

2009-02-17

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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