Butkus, Chuck (Interview outline and video), 2009
Description:
Charles Butkus served in the Air Force as a meteorologist during the Korean War. He was born in Waukegan, Illinois, and his father was an electrician. He completed high school and some college before he joined the Air Force due to his low draft number. He specialized as a meteorologist, and served in the South Pacific during the atomic testing program and in Hawaii taking readings from weather balloons.
Institution:
Grand Valley State University Libraries
Collection:
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Rights:
In Copyright
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Language:
eng
Type:
moving image