Winchester, Forrest (Interview outline and video), 2009

Citation

Winchester, Forrest, “Winchester, Forrest (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed April 20, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29638.

Title

Winchester, Forrest (Interview outline and video), 2009

Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Description

Forrest Winchester was born in Kent County in 1925 and was drafted into World War II from high school. Forrest joined the Navy because his cousin enjoyed it, and left basic training as a radio repairman. He served on several ships in the Pacific, and during and after the war sailed to Borneo, Okinawa, China and Japan.

Date

2009-03-31

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Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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