Thrasher, David (Interview transcript and video), 2018
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Title
Thrasher, David (Interview transcript and video), 2018
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Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Description
Dave Thrasher was born on May 19th, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan. Thrasher joined the Marine Corps in 1973 and attended boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot in San Diego, California, where trained in aviation electronics and worked on the Marine Corps helicopters. After his training, he was deployed to Cambodia for Operation Eagle Pull and remained off the coast of Vietnam to aid in the evacuation effort. Thrasher also participated in joint operation Display Determination as well as efforts to rescue people escaping Cuba and Teamwork 88 military exercise in Norway. He was stationed in Somalia for both Desert Storm and Desert Shield before returning to California in April, 1993, leaving the service, and settling in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Date
2018-08-12
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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_ThrasherD2190V
Format
video/mp4
application/pdf
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Thrasher, David Ross, “Thrasher, David (Interview transcript and video), 2018,” Digital Collections, accessed December 26, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/45547.