Westdale, Virgil (Interview outline and video), 2009

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Title

Westdale, Virgil (Interview outline and video), 2009

Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Description

Virgil Westdale was born Virgil Nishimura in Millersburg, Indiana and served in World War II. He was trained as a pilot but because his father was Japanese he was demoted to an infantryman and placed in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which consisted primarily of Japanese-Americans. He worked in the Fire Direction Center for his unit, and spent time in combat in Europe. His unit also worked in occupied Germany after combat.

Date

2009-05-28

Rights

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

WestdaleV

Format

application/pdf
video/mp4

Type

Moving Image
Text

Language

eng

Citation

Westdale, Virgil, “Westdale, Virgil (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29624.
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