Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry cabins
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry cabins and sign at Camp Livinston, Louisiana
Unknown
Richard Platte Red Arrow Division Collection, (RHC-99)
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
In Copyright
Soldiers relaxing in camp. Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry maneuvers at Camp Livingston.
Sgt. Richard Plate on K-P duty at Camp Livingston. Rear is inscribed "The famous K-P-Kid was I mad in this picture"
Walter Plaska, Richard Platte and Stephen Kraut, 1941
Three members of the Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry, photographed at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. Left to right: Walter Plaska, Richard Platte, Stephen Kraut
Unkown
Soldier posing on ground with rifle. Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry maneuvers at Camp Livingston.
Urbancik, Matthew (Interview outline), 2011
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Veterans
Video recordings
United States. Navy
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
Matthew Urbancik joined the military because he wanted to work with electronics. He initially sought out the Navy but was declined, and later enlisted into the Air Force to become a jet mechanic. Matthew saw the benefits of retiring from the military and re-enlisted after seven years. He served during Desert Storm and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. When 9/11 happened, his unit became a defensive unit on a domestic military base.
Urbancik, Matthew
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Urbon, Anthony (Interview outline and video), 2011
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Tony Urbon was born in Michigan in 1917 and drafted into the army in April 1941. He was sent to train with the 32nd Division, which included the National Guard regiment from his area. He was a musician and served with the division's band. His division went to Australia in 1942, and then to New Guinea. During the Buna campaign, the band members worked on transport aircraft delivering supplies to the combat units and ferrying back dead and wounded soldiers. After Buna, they returned to Australia, and then went back to New Guinea and to the Philippines.
Urbon, Anthony
Urick, Walter (audio interview and summary)
Oceana Historical Society
First generation
Belarus
Chicago
President Roosevelt
World War
Hart
Dairy farm
Dry cleaning
Cherries
Pickles
Hart Cherry Packers
Church
Debate
Law school
Vietnam
Prosecutor
Family court judge
Law
Real estate
Teacher
Self-recorded interview by Walter Urick, May 26, 2016. English language recording. Summary in English and Spanish. Walter was born on June 3, 1939. He is a first generation American, as his father grew up in Belarus and his mother in Poland. Walter has two sisters, Mary and Lola, and one brother, John. His family moved to Hart in 1940, and after World War II his father started Urick Dry Cleaners in Hart. For a number of years, Walter picked strawberries, cherries, and pickles at farms in the area. When he was 16 years old, he got his first formal job working for Hart Cherry Packers. In high school, Walter was involved in sports, drama, and the debate program, and he graduated in 1957. He went on to Albion College and then to law school at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1964. On January 1, 1965 Walter became the Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney and held that role for six years. He met his wife, Karen, and they were married on August 26, 1967. They have had three children together. During that time, Walter was recruiting young lawyers and eventually became partners with Tony Monton. He then was the family court judge for Oceana County for 18 years. Overall, Walter had a 42-year career practicing law. Now that he is retired, he is active in his tennis club, rotary club, church, the Oceana Singers, and is president of the Oceana Historical Society.
Urick, Walter
Growing Community (NEH Common Heritage)
Vincent Vaca video interview and transcript
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Mexican Americans--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Mexican Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions
Race relations
Social conflict
Cultural identity
Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter
Oral history of Vincent Vaca, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, on 5/8/2013 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
Vaca, Vincent
Incunabula
Printing 1450-1500
One leaf from Facta et dicta memorabilia by Gaius Valerius Maximus, with commentary by Oliverius Arzignanensis. Printed in Venice by Guilelmus Anima Mia, Tridinensis, on August 12, 1491. [GW M49170; ISTC iv00039000]
Valerius Maximus
Seidman Rare Books Collection
Venice: Guilelmus Anima Mia, Tridinensis
No Copyright - United States
Warren Valleau (Audio interview and transcript), 2018
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Audio recordings
Warren Valleau was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and visited his grandfather's farm in Saugatuck as a child. He recalls his father's work transporting produce, and in foundries in Grand Rapids, as well as his grandparents' associations with artists along the lakeshore.
Valleau, Warren
Documenting the Histories of Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas, Kutsche Office of Local History
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Comprehensive plan publications
Van Buren County (Mich.)
The Van Buren County Comprehensive Plan was prepared by the Van Buren Community Development Department and the Van Buren County Planning Commission in January 1992.
Van Buren County Community Development Department
Van Buren County Planning Commission, Van Buren County, Michigan
Planning and Zoning Center Collection (RHC-240)
Van Cleve, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2014
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Chuck VanCleve was born in Lynwood, California in 1950. He grew up in Lynwood, California and enlisted in the Army on May 6, 1968. He qualified for officer training despite his young age, and received his commission on June 17, 1969, and went to Helicopter School at Fort Walters, Texas. He completed the entire course, but was forced to wash out on the final check ride due to colorblindness. From there he went to Jungle Training in Panama to prepare for a deployment to Vietnam. Upon completing that he was sent to Vietnam in late 1969. After travelling to Camp Eagle he was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and travelled from there to Camp Evans where he was assigned to B Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 319th Field Artillery Regiment attached to D Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment as a forward observer for artillery. He served under Captain Rollinson and took part in patrols of the area around Firebase Jack and later around Firebase Ripcord. On July 1, 1970 he was reassigned to C Company of the 2nd of the 506th under the command of Captain Hewitt. On July 2nd Hill 902 came under attack by North Vietnamese forces and he was wounded in the initial rocket barrage. Despite being wounded he assumed the role of acting company commander (Captain Hewitt was killed immediately in the barrage) and directed mortar fire and flares to ward off the North Vietnamese onslaught. After the battle he was evacuated to Camp Evans where he was awarded the Purple Heart and later the Distinguished Service Cross and then eventually to Japan and finally to Fort Bliss, Texas to receive treatment for the wound on his hand, and served as an ROTC instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma until he left the Army in 1974.
Van Cleve, Charles
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Europe
Poetry
van der Gaag-de Pagter, Jeanne
Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)
Grand Valley State University
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Facilities
Field House dome taken from across a snow covered field, ca. 1975.
Van der Lende, Craig
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Students at spring festival on Zumberge Pond
Grand Valley State College
Events
Students
Group of students at canoe race on Zumberge Pond during spring festival. Campus Center is in the background, ca. 1978.
Students with headsets in Campus Center lounge
Students with headsets in Campus Center lounge.
Students and faculty sitting on steps under William James College mural
Universities and colleges--Faculty
Students and faculty sitting on steps under William James College mural.
President Arend D. Lubbers in front of William James College display
College presidents
College administrators
Lubbers, Arend D.
President Arend D. Lubbers in front of William James College display.
Students in sack race dressed in coonskin caps and "Almost Everything Goes" t-shirt, May 12, 1977.
Student registration inside College IV mobile van.
Faculty and students in Campus Center cafeteria
Glenn Niemeyer and Wayme Dunlop, Music Department Chair in the Campus Center cafeteria.