Land Use--planning
Burnside Township (Mich.)
Lapeer County (Mich.)
The Burnside Township Master Land Use Plan was prepared by the Burnside Township Planning Commission circa 1988.
Burnside Township Planning Commission, Burnside Township, Lapeer County, Michigan
Planning and Zoning Center Collection (RHC-240)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
No Copyright - United States
Burton, Michael (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2007
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
United States. Marine Corps
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Video recordings
Michael Burton was born in Detroit and enlisted in 1966 after finishing one year at Grand Valley State College. He spent 8 months in Hawaii as part of the 127th Marine Infantry Regiment, and for a short while was part of their bases tennis team. He was then sent to Vietnam via Okinawa. He spent time in Dong Ha and Kontum, but eventually found his way to his new location near the DMZ as part of the 3rd Marine Division, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine regiment. He was able to find a friend from college that was with the same unit, and spent his entire time in the field with him. He never saw the enemy, and the engagements he was involved in were from a distance. He talked about the C-rations they got during their time in Vietnam, and how the cigarettes they received were good for bartering. He also talked about the supplemental weapons the soldiers would carry, and what kind of equipment they would bring with them while on duty. He was in the field for two to three weeks before he was wounded by a mortar round. He had several injuries, as did his friend, and he was sent back to the US. Along the way he was treated at a battalion aid station, a hospital boat, and eventually at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital. He spent the rest of his service at the Hospital, and was reunited with his friends from college. He had been a vocal opponent of the war once he was discharged, and has some opinions about the war in Iraq. He also talks about how soldiers who experience war need to seek professional help when they return to civilian life, and that mob mentality needs to be avoided by all soldiers. Personal narrative appended to interview outline.
Burton, Michael
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
In Copyright
Burton, Robert Darrell (Interview outline and video), 2007
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
United States. Army
Robert Darrell Burton is a Grand Rapids native and a resident at the Coit Street VA Facility. Burton spent the majority of his army service (1976-79) as a military policeman at a base in New Mexico. Burton did not see any combat during his term of service.
Burton, Robert Darrell
Burzynski, Thadius (Interview outline and video), 2007
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Thadius Burzynski was born in Michigan on April 18, 1916. Ted was married in 1940 and expected to be drafted after Pearl Harbor was attacked. Ted was deferred from service many times because of his work in a factory. Ted was drafted in 1943 and then traveled to France for his time in the service. He was in Germany on VE Day.
Burzynski, Thadius
Italy
Positano (Italy)
Black and white photograph of Positano, Italy from above taken from a bus.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
London (England)
Bus stops--England--London
Black and white photograph of a bus stop in London, England. In the photograph, the bus stop sign features the iconic London Transport logo and a long line of men wearing business attire are seen lining up on the sidewalk. Scanned from the negative.
Gilbert, Douglas R.
Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
Churches--England--Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire (England)
Black-and-white photography
Black and white photograph featuring an exterior view of Busford Church located in Oxfordshire, England. In the photograph, a family is gathered together while getting their photograph taken next to the church building in the distance, and a small wooden picket fence lines the churchyard in the foreground. Scanned from the negative.
Black and white photograph featuring the interior architecture and woodwork of Busford Church located in Oxfordshire, England. Scanned from the negative.
Cemeteries--England--Oxfordshire
Black and white photograph featuring an exterior view of Busford Church located in Oxfordshire, England. In the photograph, the stone church building is framed by a wooden picket fence lining the churchyard and gravestones surrounding the building. Scanned from the negative.
Bush, Alfred L "Sam" (Interview outline and video), 2015
United States. Navy
Merchant marine--United States
Sam Bush was born in 1925 near Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. In 1943, at Dartmouth College, he undertook the Navy’s air corps V12 training program. Initially he spent time in Lynchburg, VA as well as Sheepshead Bay, NY working tarmac duty. In 1944 he was attending flight prep when the military screened him out with a physical exam. Instead he decided to join the Merchant Marines. He undertook basic training at Sheepshead Bay, radio school on Hoffman Island, and physics training. By July 1945 he completed his trainings and became a Junior Radio Officer aboard the Heber M. Creel Liberty Ship. Shortly after the bombing of Japan, they docked in Samar, the Philippines, where they unloaded cargo and transported locals as a troop ship. After enduring a typhoon he returned to the US in August 1946.
Bush, Alfred L.
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Bush, Jimmie Carrol (Interview outline and video), 2005
Jimmie Carol Bush was drafted into the Army in 1967, and served in the Vietnam War. He joined the 82nd Airborne Division, and was involved in heavy jungle fighting. His job in his platoon was to carry the M-60 machine gun. His unit spent most of its time being transported by helicopter.
Bush, Jimmie Carrol
Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
Grand Valley State University – History
Michigan
Max Bush, 1972 Alumnus, visiting speaker and playwright
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Bush, Paul (Interview outline and video), 2012
Paul Bush, born January 21st 1931, was drafted into the U.S. Army shortly after completing college in 1953. Paul completed his basic at Fort Knox Kentucky. Upon its competition, Paul was then sent to Southern France. Here he was made a chaplain's aide, and served with the chaplain on several bases in France and Germany. Paul returned to the states to receive a teaching degree. When he finished he worked through a military program to return to Europe and teach in schools on military bases in Germany and Italy.
Bush, Paul
Buskers, Maurice (Interview outline and video), 2009
Maurice Buskers enlisted into the Navy after graduating from Ottawa Hills High School in 1943. He was originally a part of the V-12 Program that would have made him an Officer of the Navy, but he decided to transfer into the Navy Air Corps instead. He was to become a pilot but was sent to Great Lakes for Navy training because there were too many pilots at the time. Buskers never saw battle because World War II had ended before he finished training.
Buskers, Maurice
Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
Busts--England--London
Sculptors--England--London
Black and white photograph of a bust of author C.S. Lewis by sculptor Alan Hadfield in London, England. Scanned from the negative.
Buteyn, Donald (Interview outline and video), 2008
Donald Buteyn served in the US Army from 1942-1945. He served as an infantryman in the 303rd Regiment, and saw action along the Dutch/Belgian frontier early in 1945 and took part in the crossing of the Rhine at Remagen. He later participated in the closing of the Saar pocket and in the capture of Cologne and Dusseldorf. Before being wounded in April, he participated in the liberation of three concentration camps for political prisoners. His wartime experiences helped him to decide to go into the ministry after the war.
Buteyn, Donald
Butkus, Chuck (Interview outline and video), 2009
United States. Air Force
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
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.
Butkus, Chuck
Butler, James (Interview outline and video), 2008
James Butler served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He evaded earlier tours of Vietnam, by serving on two missions to Antarctica as part of a construction crew. However, he eventually served time in DaNang, Vietnam, once again as a construction member. After his active service, Butler served time in both the United States Naval Reserve and the United States Army Reserve. After failing to secure an officers position in either branch, he joined the United States Coast Guard Reserve. He became a Lieutenant Commander and served until his retirement.
Butler, James
Spring Lake District Library (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Butler, Oliver J (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2004
Oliver Butler was an aerial photographer for the Marines during World War II and was based on Midway Island. He spent 13 months here taking pictures of terrain and enemy defenses. He remained in the reserves during the Korean War where he was a Training Sergeant. Photographs appended to interview outline.
Butler, Oliver J
College teachers
Universities and colleges – Faculty
Butt, Jimmy L (Interview outline and video), 2017
Jimmy Butt was born in Tippo, Mississippi, on October 13, 1921. He was in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Auburn University and graduated in February 1943. He attended the Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was commissioned as an officer on June 23, 1943. He completed Survey School a month later. In September 1943, he went to Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi, and joined the 863rd Field Artillery Battalion of the 63rd Infantry Division. On Christmas Day 1944, he sailed to the European Theatre and in January 1945 joined the rest of the 63rd near Saarbrucken. He participated in the fighting on the Siegfried Line and the eventual crossing of the Rhine River into Germany. He was with the division as it advanced through Germany and witnessed the liberation of multiple slave labor camps. After Germany's surrender in May 1945, he was part of the Army of Occupation and served in Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. He left Germany in summer 1946 and was discharged at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in September 1946.
Butt, Jimmy L,
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Button from the groundbreaking of the Richard M. DeVos Center
Grand Valley State University
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Button from the Groundbreaking of the Richard M. DeVos Center on GVSU's Pew Campus in Grand Rapids, MI, October 16, 1997.
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Buys, Russell (Interview outline and video), 2010
Russell Buys enlisted in the Michigan National Guard shortly after graduating from high school in 1940. A few months later, his unit was activated and sent to Louisiana to train. He initially served as a cook with the 2nd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division. He sailed with them to Australia, and was then shipped to New Guinea, where he and his battalion marched over the Owen Stanley Mountains toward Buna. Toward the end of the Buna campaign, he decided that he wanted to do more than cook, and became a rifleman and got himself wounded in the shoulder. He recovered and stayed with the unit through further fighting in New Guinea and the Philippines before rotating home in 1945.
Buys, Russell
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
An article writted by David Nicollete that explores how the Red Barn Theatre was in the planning phases for the next season. It includes an announcement that the Gilbert & Sulivan Festival will not happen that year. It also describes the various shows and performers that would be invited during the season.
Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History from the Saugatuck Douglas History Center for the Stories of Summer project.
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