Bos, Bert
subject: Grand Valley State University – History
subject: College teachers
subject: Universities and colleges – Faculty
subject: Michigan
description: Bert Bos, Educational Studies Institute
creator: Grand Valley State University. University Communications
source: University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bos, William (Interview outline and video), 2008
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Navy
description: William Bos was born in Cascade, Michigan on December 18, 1922 and went to school there through 8th grade. He had to quit school early to work on his father's farm when his father got sick and later received deferments from serving in WWII because he was a farmer. Bill grew anxious while his friends were being drafted and enlisted and decided to enlist in the Navy in June of 1944. After basic training, he was sent to the Pacific and endured a very long and difficult voyage to the New Hebrides, where he worked for several months on a Marine base and helped set up farms there. Late in the year, he was assigned as an anti-aircraft gunner on an escort ship and sailed to Guadalcanal, the Philippines and Okinawa, where he witnessed many kamikaze attacks.
creator: Bos, William
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-12-29
contributor: Moore, Debra (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Bosserman, Willard (Interview outline and video), 2010
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: Willard Bosserman served in World War II as a mechanic in the Army. He was drafted in 1943 and worked in a maintenance company attached to the 87th Division, and then to the 66th Division. His company shipped to Europe in December, 1944, and took part in the final campaign in Germany.
creator: Bosserman, Willard
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2010-09-02
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
contributor: BCTV
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Bostwick, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: United States. Army
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Robert Bostwick was born on April 7th, 1933 in Home Acres, Michigan. He was drafted in to the United States Army in 1953, while the Korean conflict was occurring. While in basic training, the conflict ended, and he was shipped to Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, where he was a personnel management specialist until his discharge 2 years later.
creator: Bostwick, Robert
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2004-12-10
contributor: Scheelz, Joel (Interviewer)
contributor: Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Bosun USSR bomber
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR bomber, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosun USSR bomber
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR bomber, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosun USSR bomber
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR bomber, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosun USSR bomber
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR bomber, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosun USSR bomber
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR bomber, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosun USSR bomber
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR bomber, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosun USSR bomber
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR bomber, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosun USSR bomber
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR bomber, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosun USSR bomber
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR bomber, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosun USSR fighter
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: Airplanes, Military--Recognition
subject: Russia
description: Bosun USSR fighter, September 1, 1954.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1954-09-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bosworth, Barry
subject: Grand Valley State University – History
subject: Michigan
description: Barry Bosworth, visiting speaker, White House Council on Wages and Prices
creator: Grand Valley State University. University Communications
source: University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Both cottages, Hess Lake looking North
subject: Newaygo (Mich.)
subject: Houses
description: Black and white photograph of a man and a woman sitting on a deck attached to the side of a house. The photo is taken from ground level looking up a flight of wooden stairs to the deck.
creator: Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
source: Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1933-10-15
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image

Bottje, Will Gay
subject: Grand Valley State University – History
subject: College teachers
subject: Universities and colleges – Faculty
subject: Michigan
description: Will Gay Bottje, Music
creator: Grand Valley State University. University Communications
source: University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bouchard, Wallace Joseph (Interview outline and video), 2015
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army Air Corps
description: Wallace Bouchard was born on July 1, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He enlisted in the Army Air Force Reserve in 1944, but was ejected from that in spring 1945 due to the Second World War ending. Shortly after his eighteenth birthday on July 1, 1945 he received his draft notice and reported to Fort Sheridan, Illinois in mid-August 1945. He went to Keesler Field, Mississippi for basic training and stayed there for Aircraft & Engine Mechanic Training. He was sent up to Chanute Field, Illinois for Specialist Training with the P-47 Thunderbolt then was assigned to Biggs Army Airfield, Texas. While in Texas he was assigned to Headquarters Squadron of the 9th Air Force and worked on the squadron's C-47 as well as the 9th Air Force's P-51s. In November 1946 he was discharged from the Army.
creator: Bouchard, Wallace Joseph
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2015-07-28
contributor: Moore, Deb (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Boucher, Gary (Interview outline and video), 2009
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. National Guard
description: Born in White Cloud, Michigan in 1953, Gary Boucher just missed the draft for the Vietnam War. However, based on input from several of his friends and his own investigation, Boucher joined the Michigan National Guard in 1978. Following training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, he served in an engineer unit whose main mission was the construction of bridges. Boucher served in the Guard for fourteen years and left in 1992.
creator: Boucher, Gary
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-10-20
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
contributor: BCTV
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Bougainville class French patrol vessel
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Military education
subject: Warships--Recognition
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Slides
subject: France
description: Bougainville class French PG (patrol vessel), October 1, 1947.
creator: United States. Navy
source: Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1947-10-01
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Bouwkamp, Wilbur (Interview outline and video), 2007
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: United States. Army
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Wilbur Bouwkamp served in the US Army between 1941 and 1945. After basic training, he was assigned to the 10 Armored Division, where he served on a recovery vehicle, a tank adapted to tow damaged tanks back to friendly lines where they could be repaired. He was wounded in action in Europe but returned to his unit, and received orders to ship home shortly before V-E Day.
creator: Bouwkamp, Wilbur
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2007-08-01
contributor: Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer)
contributor: Collins, Carol (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Bovee, Betty (Interview transcript and video), 2009
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
description: Betty Bovee was born in Lansing, Michigan on April 29, 1923 and later moved to a small town where she grew up on a farm. She graduated from high school in 1941 and moved in with her aunt in Los Angeles, California. Betty spent the majority of her time working while in California, until she met her husband Chet. She quit her job once they were engaged and they got married in Phoenix, Arizona. Betty followed Chet around on different bases that he was stationed at for the remainder of his time in the service. They had three children while he was in the service and they moved back to Michigan once he was discharged.
creator: Bovee, Betty
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-11-17
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Bovee, Chester (Interview outline and video), 2009
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army Air Corps
description: Chester Bovee was born in Michigan on June 10, 1923 and enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps when he was 19 years old. He went through basic training at Contra Field in Texas where he also worked as an electrician. Chester later got a high enough test score to move on to be a pilot and was sent to the University of Montana to take academic courses. He then went to pre-flight school in Santa Ana, California before he was sent to Thunderbird Field in Arizona for primary flight school. After training he had met his new crew in Roswell, New Mexico and they were getting ready to go to the Pacific before they heard that the war was over.
creator: Bovee, Chester
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-11-17
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Bowers, Susan (Interview outline and video), 2014
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Navy
description: Susan Ryan Bowers is the widow of Vietnam War veteran Steven Bowers. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and then grew up in Florida. She met Steven in 1963 after a deployment to Europe. He was in the Navy as a bombardier/navigator for an A5 Vigilante in RVAH 5 Squadron (reconnaissance). They were married in January 1964 and in June of that year he was deployed to Vietnam where he saw action flying bombing missions along the coast of Vietnam. During his time in the service she was an active member of the Sanford Naval Air Station community in Florida and ardently supported his involvement with the military and with the Vietnam War. After his tour ended in June 1965 he decided to leave the Navy and they moved up to Grand Rapids, Michigan where he worked for Lear-Siegler, an aerospace company, which allowed him to still be involved with the military, specifically the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
creator: Bowers, Susan
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2014-12-02
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image