Arendt, Douglas,

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Douglas Arendt served three years with the Army and five years with the National Guard, and his service duties included humanitarian aid to the Virgin Islands and guarding a prisoner of war camp in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.

He was discharged at the rank of Sergeant E5 and returned to Grafton (Wisconsin). After the war, Arendt became a school music teacher and credits singing in the deserts of Saudi Arabia for causing him to pursue that career.

From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas Arendt [sound recording], 2002. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 83596467

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  • Disaster relief
  • Hummer trucks
  • Hurricane Hugo, 1989
  • Olympics
  • Operation Desert Shield, 1990-1991
  • Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Police
  • Soldiers
  • Soldiers
  • Veterans

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  • Wisconsin--Grafton (as recorded)
  • Virgin Islands (as recorded)