Spencer, Fred S. (Interview outline and video), 2008
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Title
Spencer, Fred S. (Interview outline and video), 2008
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Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Description
Fred Spencer joined the Michigan National Guard in 1940, and served in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd (Red Arrow) Division. His unit was mobilized in October, 1940, and he went with them to train in Louisiana. From there he was shipped to Australia and then to New Guinea in 1942. Fred was wounded by a sniper at Buna, New Guinea, and spent over a year recovering first from the wound and then from malaria. He was finally sent back to the US, where he completed his service guarding German POWs in the southwest.
Date
2008-10-28
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Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
SpencerF
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
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Citation
Spencer, Fred S., “Spencer, Fred S. (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed May 1, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29563.