Reynolds, Allan Jay (Interview outline and video), 2015
Allan Reynolds was born in Grand Haven, Michigan in 1923. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the Navy in 1941 and received basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois and went to Aviation Radio School in San Diego, California. He was stationed in Alaska when the war began and...
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ftgvstateunivdc:oai:digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu:40692 2023-05-15T13:38:32+02:00 Reynolds, Allan Jay (Interview outline and video), 2015 Reynolds, Allan Jay Moore, Deb (Interviewer) 2015-11-25 video/x-m4v application/pdf https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/40692 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/34b64558d00a7960c3d05d1adeefeb87.m4v https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1783334ffdafbd2d9deba39b0521c53d.pdf unknown Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan Veterans History Project (U.S.) RHC-27_ReynoldsA1903V https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/40692 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/34b64558d00a7960c3d05d1adeefeb87.m4v https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1783334ffdafbd2d9deba39b0521c53d.pdf In Copyright Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27) Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History Military Veterans Video recordings World War 1939-1945--Personal narratives American United States. Navy Oral History Text Moving Image 2015 ftgvstateunivdc 2021-07-14T10:38:52Z Allan Reynolds was born in Grand Haven, Michigan in 1923. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the Navy in 1941 and received basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois and went to Aviation Radio School in San Diego, California. He was stationed in Alaska when the war began and served at Dutch Harbor during the Aleutian Islands Campaign. He was sent to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington and volunteered for Flight School at that time. He received flight training and operational training in Louisiana, Tennessee, and finally Florida with PBY and PBM seaplanes, promoted to the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class Aviation Pilot. At the end of World War Two he flew patrols over the Pacific Coast. He was part of VH-4 Squadron at Bikini Atoll for atomic testing in summer 1946 and was part of Operation Highjump in Antarctica from December 1946 to April 1947. During the Antarctic expedition he discovered a trough that was named after him, Reynolds Trough. He made a career out of the Navy and was stationed in China, Japan, all over the U.S., and in the United Kingdom. After twenty years of service he completed his career at Great Lakes Naval Station and retired in September 1961. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Alaska Aleutian Islands Grand Valley State University: GVSU Digital Collections Antarctic Grand Haven ENVELOPE(-120.900,-120.900,56.233,56.233) Pacific Petty ENVELOPE(-67.467,-67.467,-67.583,-67.583) The Antarctic |
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Allan Reynolds was born in Grand Haven, Michigan in 1923. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the Navy in 1941 and received basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois and went to Aviation Radio School in San Diego, California. He was stationed in Alaska when the war began and served at Dutch Harbor during the Aleutian Islands Campaign. He was sent to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington and volunteered for Flight School at that time. He received flight training and operational training in Louisiana, Tennessee, and finally Florida with PBY and PBM seaplanes, promoted to the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class Aviation Pilot. At the end of World War Two he flew patrols over the Pacific Coast. He was part of VH-4 Squadron at Bikini Atoll for atomic testing in summer 1946 and was part of Operation Highjump in Antarctica from December 1946 to April 1947. During the Antarctic expedition he discovered a trough that was named after him, Reynolds Trough. He made a career out of the Navy and was stationed in China, Japan, all over the U.S., and in the United Kingdom. After twenty years of service he completed his career at Great Lakes Naval Station and retired in September 1961. |
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