Rowe, Everett (Interview outline and video), 2012
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
Video recordings
United States. Army Air Corps
United States. Air Force
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
Cappy Rowe served in the U.S. Air Force from 1941 to 1971. He enlisted in the Army prior to the start of the war, and trained initially as an artillerist, but eventually was accepted for pilot training. He served in the Pacific during the latter part of World War II, flying out of Guadalcanal and other islands. After the war, he had assignments in England, South Africa, Austria, Hawaii and the continental US, doing various types of intelligence work, and retired as a full colonel.
Rowe, Everett
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)
In Copyright
Rowe, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2008
United States. Marine Corps
Gordon Rowe was born on May 23, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. He had wanted to enlist in the Marines after Pearl Harbor was attacked, but was too young at the time. The following summer he spent all his time at summer school so that he could graduate early and enlist in the Marines. Gordon went through basic training in San Diego, California for 8 weeks and then was assigned to help form the new 5th Marine Division. Gordon was sent to Iwo Jima for the invasion and was there for 36 days securing the island. After the war ended he continued working in the Pacific for another year before he was discharged in 1946.
Rowe, Gordon
Grand Valley State University – History
College teachers
Universities and colleges – Faculty
Michigan
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Rowe, Stephen "Pete" (Interview outline and video), 2012
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Pete Rowe, born in Abilene Texas in 1942, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1964-1986 as an intelligence officer. Pete began his service in the ROTC program. After being commissioned, Pete was sent to the Philippines where he served over an intelligence team that intercepted signals from South and Southwest China. In 1968, Pete was sent to Vietnam where he worked interrogating captured North Vietnamese's soldiers during the Vietnam War. After leaving the country in 1969, Pete began working in the Domestic Contact Position (DCP) where he interviewed individuals who commonly interacted with and traveled outside of the country in order to gain intelligence. In 1974, he began working as an assistant professor of aerospace engineering at California State University Fresno in the ROTC program.
Rowe, Stephen "Pete"
Rowe, Stephen (Interview outline and video), 2006
Stephen Rowe is a Vietnam veteran who served in the United States Air Force for 20 years in the field of intelligence. As a member of the 7602 Air Force Intelligence Group, Rowe went to Vietnam, the Philippines, and various bases throughout the United States. In this interview, Rowe gives an overview of his 20 years spent in the service and answers questions about food, free time, holidays, fear, and combat. One of his most memorable moments occurred just after Vietnam, when Rowe was assigned to the debriefing of one of the Vietnam POWs. Rowe spent 2-4 weeks in a hospital near Riverside, CA listening to the POWs story.
Rowe, Stephen
Forest Hills Eastern High School (Ada, Mich.)
Grand Valley State University
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Rowland, Daniel (Interview transcript and video), 2018
United States—History, Military
Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Personal narratives, American
Daniel Rowland was born in 1975 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and decided to enroll in the Marine Corps after his third semester in college. In 1995 Rowland attended boot camp in San Diego, California where he acted as the guide to recruits, After basic training, Rowland was sent to Camp Pendleton to complete Marine combat training. After completing Marine combat training, Rowland was sent to job training in North Carolina where he received training to become an administrative clerk. Rowland then spent three and a half years stationed in Hawaii at Camp Smith working as an administrative clerk. During this time, Rowland would be sent for occasional brief missions in South Korea. While he was stationed in Hawaii, Rowland also received his associate’s degree in business and bachelor’s degree in social work. In 1998 Rowland returned home and left active duty, joining the individual ready reserves where he did occasional active duty. One of these active-duty missions was a mission to go to North Carolina in 200. Due to the events of 9/11, this resulted in Rowland being involuntarily activated for two years during which he worked in a security manager’s office as an administrative clerk. In 2003 Rowland was deployed to Iraq as part of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade as the assistant security manager. After returning from Iraq to the United States by boat, Rowland decided to return to active duty as an infantryman in 2004. In 2005 Rowland’s unit was sent to Fallujah, Iraq working in headquarters company, and in 2006 Rowland came home for a year before being sent back to Fallujah, Iraq for a third time. Rowland returned home to the United States in 2007 and was stationed at Camp Johnson as a sergeant of the guard before being forcibly discharged and going on to return to school and resume civilian life.
Rowland, Daniel
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
Medina (N.Y.)
Automobiles
Portraits, Group
Black and white photograph of Rowley's automobile, Medina, New York. Five women and girls dressed for the parade sit in the car, which is decorated with flower garlands and stuffed bears.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Roy Buchanan and Papa John Creach, April 25, 1976
Grand Valley State College
Universities & colleges--Michigan
Events
Posters
Roy Buchanan and Papa John Creach, in the Grand valley State Colleges Field House Dome, April 25. 1976.
Student Services concerts, events, and posters files, (GV028-06)
Honors Institute for Young Scholars
Honors Institute for Young Scientists
East Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Science--Study and teaching
University of Michigan
Science
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Roy Fetherston dies, article in the Grand Rapids Press, June 27, 1961.
Roy, Carrie (Interview outline and video)
United States. Army
Carrie Roy was born in Montana in 1975. She joined the Army in 1998, looking to open up new opportunities for herself. She selected light vehicle maintenance as her specialization, and was sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for training. She did very well in basic training and in her advanced training, and was offered a chance to go to jump school at Fort Benning, Georgia. While there, she broke her leg, but the injury was not diagnosed or treated very well, and was still causing problems for her when she was sent to her active duty assignment at Fort Hood, Texas, and she eventually left the service because of the injury. She then got married, moved to Michigan, and completed a degree in psychology, and quickly began working with veterans, and is currently Director of Veterans Affairs in Kent County, Michigan.
Roy, Carrie
Roy, Janice (Interview outline and video), 2013
United States. Navy
Jan Roy was born in Holland, Michigan in 1941. She joined the United States Navy in 1963, and served as a court reporter and legalman both on active duty until 1977 and in the Naval Reserve until 1997. She was stationed in New Orleans, Newport, Grand Rapids, the Azores and aboard on the destroyer escort Nickelson. Jan remains active with the local veterans organizations such as the American Legion, Amvets and Waves National. She has attained the positions of commander and judge advocate for the American Legion and was named the Kent County Veteran of the Year.
Roy, Janice
Royal Decision of 29 December 1980, Number 104
Netherlands -- Awards
Royal ordinances
Royal Decision by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to award the Resistence Memorial Cross to members of the 1940-1945 Foundation resistance group and others. In Dutch.
Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands
Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)
No Known Copyright
Ontario
Black and white photograph of Royal Muskoka Island, Ontario.
Black and white photograph of the Royal Muskoka Hotel exterior, Ontario. The image is somewhat obscured by damage to the negative in the middle of the frame.
World War, 1939-1945
Great Britain
Military education
Slides
Warships--Recognition
Royal Sovereign class, British-BB (battleship), November 1, 1943.
Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
No Copyright - United States
Royal Sovereign class, British BB (battleship), May 10, 1945.