Vande Kerk, Christine and Henry (Interview outline and video), 2008

Rodriguez, Kyle (Interviewer)

Petz, Alyssa (Interviewer)

Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)

Christine and Henry Vande Kerk are both World War II veterans who served their country in different capacities during the course of World War II. Christine Vande Kerk briefly discusses her pre-enlistment, enlistment as a nurse into the armed services, and her nursing experience while serving in England until 1944. She then discusses her missionary work in Iraq and Jordan in some detail. Henry Vande Kerk briefly discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and basic training in the U.S. and then his goes into some detail about his days as a U.S. Navy Air Force civilian flight instructor working in the training of pilots in the basic procedures of aviation mechanics before they went on to pursue advanced training in bomber, fighter, and transport plane dynamics. Henry then briefly describes his thoughts on his wartime and what he learned from it. They both wrap up their interviews by showing some pictures and documents from Christine's Army and Missionary Books.

2008-06-01

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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