Powell, Gabriel (Interview outline and video), 2012

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Powell, Gabriel (Interview outline and video), 2012

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Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Description

Gabriel Powell was born in Algoma, Michigan, in 1916. He grew up on a farm and worked as a carpenter until he enlisted into the military in 1941. He trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was assigned to the engineer battalion of the 1st Armored Division. He went with his unit to Northern Ireland, and then to Scotland and England before landing in Algeria in 1942. He participated in the North African and Italian campaigns, mostly working on bridge construction and repair, and stayed with his unit until the war in Europe ended in 1945.

Date

2012-11-18

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Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

PowellG1465V

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application/pdf
video/mp4

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Moving Image
Text

Language

eng

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Powell, Gabriel, “Powell, Gabriel (Interview outline and video), 2012,” Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29383.
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