Van Solkema, Garret (Interview outline and video), 2007

Citation

Van Solkema, Garret, “Van Solkema, Garret (Interview outline and video), 2007,” Digital Collections, accessed April 19, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29918.

Title

Van Solkema, Garret (Interview outline and video), 2007

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

Rights

In Copyright

Publisher

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

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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