Williams, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2007

Citation

Williams, Robert, “Williams, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2007,” Digital Collections, accessed April 6, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29634.

Title

Williams, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2007

Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Description

Robert Williams served in the U.S. Army and National Guard for nearly 50. He served during WW II in the 11th Armored Division and saw action in the Battle of the Bulge and in Germany and Austria, where they were ordered to halt and wait for Soviet troops to arrive. After the war, he remained in the Guard, commanding a unit sent to respond to the riots in Detroit in 1967 and eventually retiring at the rank of Brigadier General.

Date

2007-07-09

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In Copyright

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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