Glenn Gronevelt

Glenn Gronevelt was born in Grand Haven, Michigan in 1947. In early 1969, he enlisted in the Navy to serve in the Seabees (construction battalions). He received introductory training at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, then traveled to the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Port Hueneme, California, for combat training. He deployed to Vietnam in late May 1969 and arrived June 1, 1969. He was assigned to the 302 Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit and performed construction work in Cam Ranh Bay, Warehouse of the new port of Saigon, in Cat Lo, and he helped with construction projects as part of the “Vietnamization” process. During his time in Vietnam, he also remembers witnessing the movement of troops and supplies to Cambodia. He left Vietnam on July 1, 1970, and after visiting family on July 4, he reported to Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, and was discharged from the Navy.

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