Van Singel, Willard (Interview outline and video), 2007
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Title
Van Singel, Willard (Interview outline and video), 2007
Creator
Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Description
Willard Van Singel was drafted into the Army in 1941 and trained in Texas. He spent 3 years in Texas working as a battalion supply sergeant and also helped with administration and clerical work. Willard then served in the 83rd Infantry Division, landing in France in late 1944. He switched from being a supply sergeant to being a platoon sergeant in a rifle company and saw action in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and at the end of the war met the Soviets east of the Elbe River.
Date
2007-11-01
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
VanSingelW
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Van Singel, Willard, “Van Singel, Willard (Interview outline and video), 2007,” Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29917.