Welch, Eugene (Interview outline and video), 2011
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Title
Welch, Eugene (Interview outline and video), 2011
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Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Description
Gene Welch was born near Midland, Pennsylvania in 1942. After graduating high school in 1960, he decided to join the Navy. Mr. Welch received his basic training at Great Lakes Naval Academy, and then went to a training school in San Diego to specialize in welding and metal working. He worked on the repair ship USS Klondike and the oiler USS Chemung. He made cruises to Japan, The Philippines, and Hong Kong on both of them. After returning to the United States in 1963, he was stationed at Long Beach for another year while the Chemung was being overhauled.
Date
2011-10-17
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
WelchG1330V
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Welch, Eugene, “Welch, Eugene (Interview outline and video), 2011,” Digital Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29615.