Minias, Joseph, “Minias, Joseph (Interview outline and video), 2014,” Digital Collections, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41048.
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Minias, Joseph (Interview outline and video), 2014
Joseph Minias was born in Bockhorn, Germany in 1945
his family moved to the United States when he was five years old. He grew up in Buffalo, New York and graduated from high school in 1964. He was drafted by the Army for the Vietnam War in 1969. He was ordered to the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Evans in Vietnam. He served in the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Infantry, and participated in the Ripcord campaign in 1970.