Baker-Clark, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2012

Charles Baker-Clark, born in St. Lois Missouri in 1948, served in the U.S. Navy from 1968-1970 as a Naval Corpsman during the Vietnam Era. After completing his basic training at Great Lakes Naval Academy, Charles was given medical training at the same base. After this was completed he was then sent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker-Clark, Charles
Other Authors: Smither, James (Interviewer), Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.), WKTV, WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives 2012
Subjects:
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States > History
Military
Michigan > History
Veterans
Video recordings
United States. Navy
Other veterans & civilians > Personal narratives
American
Orion
Iceland
Online Access:https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/27093
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/dcb9ff60df6b54a70f624aa633a3b07d.mp4
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4615349f19948ad2a07faebbd22057c0.pdf
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Summary:Charles Baker-Clark, born in St. Lois Missouri in 1948, served in the U.S. Navy from 1968-1970 as a Naval Corpsman during the Vietnam Era. After completing his basic training at Great Lakes Naval Academy, Charles was given medical training at the same base. After this was completed he was then sent to Naples Italy where he served in a naval hospital. In December of 1968 Charles had to be moved after he was involved as an informant used to bust a group selling drugs on the base. Charles was then moved to Maine where he served in another naval hospital. Soon after, he was sent to Iceland and then Sicily Italy where he served with a Unit of PT Orion pilots.

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