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Johnson, Fay (Interview outline and video), 2005
- Notes:
- Fay Johnson, born in Lowell Michigan in 1925, served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945 in the Pacific during World War II. After completing his basic training, Fay was sent to specialty school where he eventually was made a fire controller. After training, Fay was placed aboard the destroyer USS Terry and sailed to Saipan and then took part in the invasion of Iwo Jima. The ship encountered some damage during the invasion and needed to be sent back to San Francisco for repairs, and returned to duty off the coast of Japan before the end of the war.
- Date Created:
- 2005-11-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Subject Topic:
- Oral history, Veterans History Project (U.S.), United States--History, Military, Michigan--History, Military, Veterans, Video recordings, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American, and Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
- Language:
- eng
- Rights:
- <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>
- URL:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29077