VanSlooten, Ben (Interview outline and video), 2006
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Title
VanSlooten, Ben (Interview outline and video), 2006
Creator
Contributor
Howard, Scott (Interviewer)
Description
Ben VanSlooten served in the United States Army during WW II from May 13, 1943 to October 30, 1946 in the European Theater. VanSlooten discusses life on the home front, his time in basic training, D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, Operation "Market Basket" (Market Garden), interactions with soldiers from other countries, and his first air raid. He talks about the chow lines in Belgium, a restaurant in France, acts of kindness in England, and the Red Ball Express in Belgium.
Date
2006-05-31
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
VanSlootenB
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
VanSlooten, Ben, “VanSlooten, Ben (Interview outline and video), 2006,” Digital Collections, accessed April 16, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29955.