Orvis, Fay (Interview outline and video), 2008

Citation

Orvis, Fay, “Orvis, Fay (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed April 15, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29341.

Title

Orvis, Fay (Interview outline and video), 2008

Creator

Orvis, Fay

Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Description

Fay Orvis was a soldier during World War II in the United States Navy. He worked as a minesweeper during his time in the service and spent time in Okinawa and Saipan. His account describes different duties performed on the minesweeper and onshore in California and on various islands, as well as incidents involving kamikaze attacks and mine explosions.

Date

2008-04-03

Rights

In Copyright

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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