Soper, Harold (Interview transcript and video), 2017

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Title

Soper, Harold (Interview transcript and video), 2017

Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Description

Harold Soper was born on April 16, 1920 in Indianapolis, Indiana and settled into Grand Rapids in 1929. Soper was drafted into the Army before finishing college and went on to supervise the American Oil Dump being shipped through Iran and Iraq to the Soviet Union. After being turned away from the Army Corps of Engineering and officers' training, he was relocated to Chicago and Indianapolis to close domestic military contracts. After leaving the service, Soper finished his schooling and earned a master's degree in accounting.

Coverage

World War II

Date

2017-04-25

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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_SoperH2123V

Format

video/mp4
application/pdf

Type

Moving Image
Text

Language

eng

Citation

Soper, Harold S., “Soper, Harold (Interview transcript and video), 2017,” Digital Collections, accessed December 21, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/45543.
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