Zandstra, Raymond L., “Zandstra, Raymond L. (Interview outline and video), 2007,” Digital Collections, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29474.
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Zandstra, Raymond L. (Interview outline and video), 2007
Raymond Zandstra was born in Grand Rapids. He served in the US Navy from July 14, 1959 to Sept. 28, 1962. He served in Sicily, and in the San Diego Helicopter Squadron One. Most of his duties revolved around helicopter maintenance and repair. He was trained in air-sea rescue in Imperial Beach. He also relates the story of a one-week survival training course he took, during which he was placed in a mock prison for twenty four hours.