Shoemaker, Eugene (Interview outline and video), 2009

Eugene Shoemaker was born in Byron Center, Michigan in 1927 and was drafted into the in 1945. He was sent to many different states and took many tests before they could decide what they would be doing with him. In November of 1945, Eugene was flown to Iceland, without having any training at all. He...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shoemaker, Eugene
Other Authors: Smither, James (Interviewer)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives 2009
Subjects:
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States > History
Military
Michigan > History
Veterans
Video recordings
World War
1939-1945 > Personal narratives
American
United States. Army Air Forces
Iceland
Online Access:https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29535
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/78a192e9a7c04c81e934a4384be06346.m4v
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/893a9af2bd5e712b55f9efff0c1b9605.pdf
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Summary:Eugene Shoemaker was born in Byron Center, Michigan in 1927 and was drafted into the in 1945. He was sent to many different states and took many tests before they could decide what they would be doing with him. In November of 1945, Eugene was flown to Iceland, without having any training at all. He had learned how to type in high school and they needed typists at the base, which was used or refueling aircraft to and from Europe. Eugene worked in Iceland thought August of 1946 and learned a lot from his experience in the service, but would not recommend it to anyone.

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