Gallert, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2015
Jones, Adam (Interviewer)
Fred Gallert was born in Winnipeg, Canada on July 17, 1921. When he was two years old his family moved to Saint Joseph, Michigan and he grew up there. After the U.S. was dragged into WWII in 1941 he was drafted into the Army in June 1942 and received basic training at Fort Custer, Michigan. Due to a proficiency in the German language he was selected to work as an interpreter for German prisoners at prisoner of war camps in the United States. He was stationed at the prisoner of war camp at Fort Custer and later at the prisoner of war camp in Santa Anna, California. He was discharged in Santa Anna in November 1945.
2015-05-05
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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Gallert, Fred Sr., “Gallert, Fred (Interview outline and video), 2015,” Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41030.