Robinson, John (Jack) (Interview outline and video), 2007

Citation

Robinson, John, “Robinson, John (Jack) (Interview outline and video), 2007,” Digital Collections, accessed April 15, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29423.

Title

Robinson, John (Jack) (Interview outline and video), 2007

Creator

Robinson, John

Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Description

Jack grew up with boats, and enlisted in Merchant Marines as soon as he turned 18 because he wanted to be sure to go to sea. He served on several different cargo ships, crossing the Atlantic several times and visiting Britain, North Africa, France, Italy and South America. Describes convoy duty, life on ship, and explosion of a tanker hit by a U-Boat's torpedo.

Date

2007-10-23

Rights

In Copyright

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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