Hill, Jack (Interview transcript and video, 2 of 2), 2007
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
Video recordings
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
United States. Army
Jack Hill joined the Michigan National Guard before World War II and served in the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division, throughout the war. He fought in every major action that his unit was involved in on New Guinea, Morotai and Leyte, and provides detailed descriptions of combat and army life at the time.
Hill, Jack
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
In Copyright
Grand Valley State University – History
College administrators
Michigan
Paul Hillegonds, Board of Trustees 1997-2001
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Michigan--History
Local histories
Memoirs
Oral histories (document genre)
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Personal narratives
Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Grand Valley State University
Women
Dorothy Woodruff was born in Auburn, New York on January 13, 1887. She graduated from Smith College in 1909. In 1916 she and fellow Smith alumna Rosamund Underwood traveled to Colorado to teach at the Elkhead School. She married in 1917, and came to Grand Rapids in 1918. In 1936 she became the Executive Secretary of the American Red Cross in Grand Rapids and she served the Red Cross in Washington, D.C. during WWII. The Hillmans had two daughters, Caroline and Hermione, and two sons, Serrell and Douglas. Dorothy died on May 13, 1979.
Hillman, Dorothy
Grand Rapids oral history collection (RHC-23)
Hillmer, Barry (Interview transcript and video), 2020
United States—History, Military
World War, 1939-1945—Personal narratives, American
Barry Hillmer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York City, on May 3rd, 1946. He graduated high school in 1964 before beginning the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at Lafayette College. After graduating and completing the ROTC program in 1968, he went to Pittsburgh to work for Sears for a year. In June 1969, he was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia for infantry officer basic training. After that, he went to Fort Holabird, Maryland for intelligence training. In November 1969, he received orders to go to Vietnam, flying out of San Francisco and stopping in Anchorage, Alaska and Yokota, Japan before arriving in Saigon. He spent a few days in Saigon before being flown to Can Tho to receive his assignment. He was to go to Cà Mau in An Xuyen Province and assigned to Advisory Team 80. His job was to gather intelligence about the enemy units and their activity. While on deployment, he traveled to many cities in Vietnam, including Vung Tau for in-country R&R. He also traveled outside of the country for R&R: Thailand in August 1970 and Australia in October 1970. Nearing the end of the year, he received orders to go back to the U.S. He went back the same way he came: first to Can Tho, then Saigon, Yokota, Anchorage, and finally San Francisco. After six weeks of leave, he reported to Fort Bragg, North Carolina and was assigned to a special forces unit where he gathered intelligence for a unit whose area of specialization was the Middle East. Hillmer finished his service in 1971.
Hillmer, Barry
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
Hillock, Armond L. (Interview outline and video), 2005
Armond Hillock is a World War II veteran who served with the Sigma Corps within the U.S. Army from January 1943 to an undisclosed date. Hillock discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. He briefly discusses where his active duty took him; among many places he served were France, Luxembourg, and Germany. In addition, he briefly describes his battle experience along the Rhine. Hillock concludes by sharing some final thoughts about his time in the service and what his time after the service involved.
Hillock, Armond L.
Hillock, Steven (Interview outline and video), 2008
United States. Navy
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Steven Hillock initially joined the US Navy in 1963 to get out of farming. After his duty was up with the Navy, he joined the Army to fight in Vietnam. Initially trained as an airborne trooper, he joined the Tracers Recon unit. They fought in minor skirmishes, and took part in some battles. While he initially left the military very angry, he does not regret his time in the military.
Hillock, Steven
Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
Hills, Francis (Interview transcript and video), 2018
Frank Hills was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1943. Hills attended schooling in Connecticut through high school before graduating in 1961 and leaving for Iowa on a football scholarship, where he played as a defensive back on the college football team before graduating 2 semesters late in 1966. Following undergraduate school Hills attended Kent College of Law, a part of the Illinois Institute of Technology, before receiving his draft notice the second semester for the Vietnam War. After being granted an extension, he went to a recruiter to enlist and attend Officer Candidate School. Following the end of the semester, he was sent to Fort Polk, Louisiana to complete basic training, and then to Fort Leonard Wood for Advanced Individual Training in engineering for eight weeks. After a week off, Hills was then moved to Fort Bennington for Officer Candidate School: 26 weeks of infantry classes including map reading, tactics, mortars, artillery fire and field exercises. Three weeks before the end of the OCS program, Hills volunteered to be part of the Scout Dog Program, requiring him to attend Jump School, Ranger School, and Scout Dog School. In March 1970, Hills flew over to Vietnam, landing at Tan Son Nhut airport in Saigon and staying for a full year as part of the 58th Scout Dog Platoon in the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade at Camp Evans. He recalls scout dogs being imperative to detecting early signs of danger and giving ‘strong, silent warnings.’ Hills was aware of some racial tensions among units but had no issues himself. After a year of service, Hills returned from Vietnam and stayed in the military, taking on a new assignment in Fort Dix as an instructor on the Weapons Committee. Shortly after. he went to the Special Forces Officer Course and spent 10 years in Special Forces Assignment before transferring to Infantry and attending Command and General Staff College. During the integration of women officers in the 70’s, Hills was aware of tensions but had no issues with female officers. Hills was transferred to Force Combat Quarters in Atlanta where he helped staff Desert Storm with temporary-assignment reserve and guard, and in 1996 achieved the rank of Colonel. He retired in 1998 and started a manufacturer’s rep firm and says he has no plans to retire.
Hills, Frank
College teachers
Universities and colleges – Faculty
Hines, Raymond (1 of 2, Interview transcript and video), 2019
Raymond Hines was born on April 6, 1944 in Wellford, South Carolina, and graduated high school in 1962. Hines received his draft notice in 1965 and chose to enlist in the Army. He completed Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where he became a Morse Intercept Operator. He also trained in Artillery OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, before transferring to Fort Bliss, Texas, as part of the Air Defense for only two months before being transferred to Wurzburg Germany. From Germany, Hines was deployed to Vietnam with the 2nd of the 319th as a Fire Direction Officer and proceeded to report to the Bravo Battery at Firebase Bastogne. He saw heavy combat with this unit. While in Vietnam, Hines also worked as an assistant S-3 fireman, and a Liaison Officer for the 2nd of the 506 at Fire Base Ripcord. After taking some additional advanced artillery courses, he deployed to Nuremberg Germany with the 3rd of the 70th House Artillery before transferring to the 7th Corps Artillery as a Nuclear Release Authentication System Officer. He would later return to Europe after recieveing his veterinarian degree in the United States to care for military service animals.
Hines, Raymond
Veterans History Project collection, RHC-27
Hines, Raymond (2 of 2, Interview transcript and video), 2019
Hines, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2008
Richard Hines was born in 1922 in Bradley, Michigan, and served in the Army during World War II. During his time in the service, he worked as a mortar man in the 324th Regiment, 44th Division, eventually commanding a mortar company. He was in Europe, specifically Northern France and Germany. He spent some time in Europe after the War before he was discharged. He worked in the trucking industry.
Hines, Richard
Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)
Hinken, Morris (Interview outline and video), 2011
Morris Hinken served as a communications technician during World War II. He trained at Camp Crowder, Missouri, and deployed to England with the 32nd Signal Battalion at the end of 1943. He was based near Coventry, and went to Normandy shortly after D-Day. His unit laid and repaired telephone cables across northern Europe. He worked in Bastogne shortly before the Battle of the Bulge, and followed the army into Germany. Shortly after the German surrender, he was sent to Okinawa, arriving just after the Japanese surrender.
Hinken, Morris
Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
Sexual minorities
Community centers
Hip-hop
Homophobia
Poster with a synopsis on the topic, and information of the event, including the place, time and date. The 2008 Race and LGBT event of the LGBT OnGoing Conference series.
The Rainbow Resource Center
Book covers
Covers (Illustration)
Graphic arts
Publishers and publishing
Cover of Hirtenleben, by Aristide Maillol, published by Insel-Verlag, 1957. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 604
Seidman Rare Books. Insel-Bücherei. Z315.I5 B83 no.604
Clergy--Michigan
Reformed Church in America
Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Sermons
A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on January 5, 1986 entitled "His Light, Our Life", on the occasion of Christmastide II, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: John 1:4-5, 9, Isaiah 9:2.
Richard A. Rhem
Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau
Pictorial bindings
Binding of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau, by Samuel Merwin, illustrated by Alonzo Kimball, published by A.S. Barnes & Company, 1903.
Hall, Alberta (Designer)
No Copyright - United States
His Way of Compassion With Human Disease
A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on March 1, 1992 entitled "His Way of Compassion With Human Disease", as part of the series "Jesus' Way", on the occasion of Epiphany VIII, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Matthew 9:36.
His Way of Freedom With Religious Tradition
A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on February 23, 1992 entitled "His Way of Freedom With Religious Tradition", as part of the series "Jesus' Way", on the occasion of Epiphany VII, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Mark 2:22.
A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on February 16, 1992 entitled "His Way of Human Transformation", as part of the series "Jesus' Way", on the occasion of Epiphany VI, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Luke 19:10.
Binding of His Wisdom, the Defender, by Simon Newcomb, published by Harper & Brothers, 1900.
Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off Event: Teresa Rodriguez
Hispanic Heritage Month
Television journalists
Poster with information on the talk given on the book "The daughters of Juárez: A true story of serial murder."
Women's Center
Hispanic Women: Hopes, Dreams, and Cultural Realities
Hispanic American women
Poster with information on the panel, the person who will lead it and the location, date and time of the event are included.
Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity
Historia belli Peloponnesiaci [folium 4]
Incunabula
Printing 1450-1500
Thucydides
One leaf (last folium) of Historia belli Peloponnesiaci, Book Eight, by Thucydides. Translated by Laurentius Valla and edited by Bartholomaeus Parthenius. Printed in Treviso by Johannes Rubeus Vercellensis circa 1483. [GW M46964; ISTC it00359000]
Seidman Rare Books Collection
Valla, Laurentius (translator); Parthenius, Bartholomaeus (editor)