Oral History Interview with Michael Jewett, October 7, 2005 Page: 3
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My name is John Tombaugh. Peg Van Meter and I interviewed this
gentleman on October 7, 2005.
Mr. Tombaugh
Would you please state your name and address?
Mr. Jewett
Michael R. Jewett at 1405-2 Pembroke Circle, Goshen, Indiana
46526.
Mr. Tombaugh
What were your parents names?
Mr. Jewett
Robert and Olive (Scifert) Jewett.
Mr. Tombaugh
Where did you go to school?
Mr. Jewett
I attended kindergarten in Monticello, Indiana; first grade at
Reynolds, Indiana and then back to Monticello and finished Junior
High School. I then moved near to Lafayette, Indiana and attended
Klondike High School and graduated in 1940.
Mr. Tombaugh
When is your birthday?
Mr. Jewett
I was born on August 14, 1922.
Mr. Tombaugh
Where were you on December 7, 1941?
Mr. Tombaugh
A buddy and I were in Indianapolis, Indiana, We heard of the
attack on the car radio.
Mr. Tombaugh
What did you do after you graduated from High School?
Mr. JewettI was living at home helping my dad with the farm. Then in the
fall I started attending Purdue University in West Lafayette,
Indiana. After my second year at Purdue, the war was on, they had
a speeded up program. So, I went each semester to school and
graduated a half-year ahead of my class. I graduated in August of
19434.
I was inducted into the service while still an ROTC cadet. I was
inducted into the Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis,
Indiana. Then came back to Purdue University and finished the last
semester. We were housed in Cary Hall dormitories. We were inducted3
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Jewett, Michael. Oral History Interview with Michael Jewett, October 7, 2005, text, October 7, 2005; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1606404/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.