Lake, Danny, “Lake, Danny (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed February 16, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29157.
Danny Lake is from Caledonia, Michigan. He served as a U.S. Army sergeant in the Vietnam War. Many of his missions were on helicopters, and he was a door gunner. After finishing his first tour in Vietnam, Mr. Lake reenlisted. He also had a mission in Cambodia. Mr. Lake was awarded three Purple Hearts.