Weingate, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2007

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)

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Charles Weingate was born in West Hazelton, Pennsylvania and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan as a child. He was drafted into the Army in 1944 before finishing high school, but was allowed to finish. He became a radio operator in the Signal Corps. His unit's objective was to create a source of sound to deceive the enemy into thinking that there were more Americans present than there were. He landed in Naples and operated throughout the Italian peninsula. He spent some time in Italy working for the Air Force after the war was over. He was sent home in 1946. After the war, he worked several jobs, most of which were in factories.

2007-12-13

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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