Moyer, Jerry (Interview transcript and video), 2016
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Title
Moyer, Jerry (Interview transcript and video), 2016
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Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Description
Jerry Moyer was born in Springfield, Missouri, in 1948, moved to Omaha, Nebraska, in 1958 where he graduated high school. Moyer enlisted in the Army in 1967 before he could recieve a draft notice and underwent signals training and learned to string telephone wires. He was then sent to Germany where he was stationed with a mechanized infantry battalion of the 4th Armored Division in Crailsheim. When he was promoted to sergeant in 1969, Moyer's specialization was changed to infantry and he was evetually deployed to Vietnam, joining C Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Regiment, 101 st Aiborne Division. His unit participated in the establishment of Firebase Ripcord and the defense of Hill 902 when Moyer was injured and sent to the rear.
Date
2016-10-06
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Publisher
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
RHC-27_MoyerJ1962V
Format
video/mp4
application/pdf
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
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Citation
Moyer, Jerry Dale, “Moyer, Jerry (Interview transcript and video), 2016,” Digital Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/45520.