Van Solkema, Garret (Interview outline and video), 2007
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Title
Van Solkema, Garret (Interview outline and video), 2007
Creator
Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
BCTV
Description
Garret Van Solkema was born in Byron Center, Michigan in 1919. He was drafted in 1941 and went into the 2nd Armored Division commanded by General Patton. He landed in North Africa and fought in Sicily, Normandy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Garret attended the Potsdam Conference as an Honor Guard.
Date
2007-11-29
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
VanSolkemaG
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Van Solkema, Garret, “Van Solkema, Garret (Interview outline and video), 2007,” Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29918.