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Grand Valley State University Photographs
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Aerial photographs
Universities and colleges
Michigan
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Allendale (Mich.)
Building
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1960s
1970s
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People, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan.
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News & Information Services. University Communications
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News & Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a>
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives.
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2017-03-03
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image/jpg
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eng
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image
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GV012-01
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1960s-2000s
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Pottery student
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Grand Valley State University
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TJC student Mary Schiltz in potery studio.
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Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State College
Michigan
Allendale (Mich.)
Students
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eng
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Grand Valley State University
Veterans History Project
Cornelius Potts
(00:53:00)
Pre-enlistment (00:05)
•
•
•
•
Childhood (00:06)
o Born in Grand Rapids on Jan. 5,1918 sometime. (00:07)
Family (00:30)
o His father was a carpenter & was able to find work during the Depression. His
mother was a stay-at-home mom and took care of the kids. (01:03)
Education (01:17)
o Attended school through the 8th Grade. (01:28)
His Job (01:33)
o Afterwards, he mentions working at a farm and a gas station (01:44).
o Recounts where he was when Pearl Harbor was attacked & listened very carefully
to the radio for news on how the war was going in Europe. (02:35)
Enlistment/Training (03:13)
•
•
•
Why he enlisted (03:14)
o He enlisted b/c he mainly wanted to join and join his brother-in-law who was
joining up. (03:47)
Where he trained and what company he was in (04:35)
o Didn’t remember where he trained. (04:35)
o Briefly discusses his conduct & various things he learned in his program. (05:19)
Among many things, he mentions his exceptional shooting abilities. (07:36)
o After basic training, he joined the army band playing the French horn. Further
mentions that there was nowhere in the service that someone was safe. (09:05)
o Doesn’t remember when he left to go overseas. Stayed at an army base in Illinois
before being shipped out to the Philippines in 1945. (11:32)
o While there, he served with the 33rd Division. (12:10)
Other relevant info about time in service (11:31)
o Soon afterwards, Potts joined the band. He discusses doing various performances
for army personnel & civilians alike. (14:07)
o Reviews how he came to join the army with his brother-in-law. His brother
served with the infantry. (16:35) Their individual units were in close proximity to
each other on a few occasions. (18:39)
Active Duty (18:51)
•
Voyage to the Philippines (19:31)
o Potts briefly describe that he boarded a passenger ship.
�o On board ship, he mentions what conditions living conditions were like. (20:50)
Also mentions his seasickness on their journey to the Philippines. (22:08)
• The Philippines (22:14)
o Overview of his time in the Philippines (22:15)
Upon landing, he briefly relays his insights on the Philippines & its
people. (22:57) His unit landed at a place near Baguio. (24:48)
By the time his unit got there the main Japanese force had left the area.
While there it was his unit’s job to go into the jungle on patrol and round
up Japanese soldiers. At times, Potts went on patrol. (25:58)
Much of the time, however, he spent his time with the band playing for
various people such as Gen. Douglas McArthur (28:24) and Clarkson.
(29:15)
Briefly describes his impressions of Japanese POWs. (30:01)
He further mentions how receptive the Filipinos were of the U.S.’s return
to the Philippines. Potts mentions that they put local Filipino women to
work carrying American GI ammo bags. (32:05)
Something not commonly known is that when American GI’s went into
on their patrols Filipino women accompanied them. (33:10)
o Living conditions (33:28)
American GIs, according to Potts, faced a monsoon-like climate with
constant attacks from mosquitoes. Further mentions that GIs were
equipped with medicines and mosquito netting. (34:48)
Many American GIs came down with malaria. Potts, however, never once
contracted it. (35:57)
o Discharge/other stories (36:16)
At WWII’s end Potts was still at Baguio, the Philippines. (36:37)
Mentions further that when they left they were supposed to go to Manila
and then Australia but something else happened. (37:50)
Briefly describes what his voyage aboard a passenger ship from the
Philippines to Seattle, WA was like. (39:13) Mentions that he doesn’t
remember what happened. Made a brief stop in Hawaii. (42:34)
Potts briefly mentions that while in the Philippines he encountered
Japanese civilians who treated him with politeness & respect which was
unheard of up until then b/c of American’s racial stereotypes of Japanese
people. (42:52)
Upon arriving in Seattle, WA Potts took a train to Camp Grant, Illinois
north of Chicago where he was discharged. (46:51)
Briefly mentions where his wife lived while he was in basic (48:32) and
then mentions that she moved back to Michigan when he was sent to the
Philippines. (49:54)
After the service (50:02)
•
Adjusting to home (50:03)
o After being discharged, Potts worked in a variety of capacities. However, he
doesn’t remember what those capacities were. (51:21)
o Briefly mentions that since he was in the Army band that he didn’t have a
positive experience b/c he was treated badly. (52:01) Further shares his thoughts
�regarding other Army experiences. (52:54)
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Veterans History Project
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Grand Valley State University. History Department
Description
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The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs.
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1914-
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Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
Michigan--History, Military
Oral history
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
United States--History, Military
United States. Air Force
United States. Army
United States. Navy
Veterans
Video recordings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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Smither, James
Boring, Frank
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Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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RHC-27
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eng
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a>
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PottsC
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Potts, Cornelius (Interview outline and video), 2008
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Potts, Cornelius
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Cornelius Potts is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. While still in training, he was assigned to the 33rd Infantry Division's band. His unit was based near Seattle for some time, but eventually went to the Philippines and served on Luzon. Potts experienced combat, but primarily served with the band, entertaining dignitaries including Gen. MacArthur and President Quezon
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Smither, James (Interviewer)
Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
BCTV
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Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Video recordings
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eng
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Moving Image
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Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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2008-09-09
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a>
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application/pdf
video/mp4
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
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Faces of Grand Valley
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Grand Valley State University
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University Communications
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A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community.
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1960s - 1990s
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GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files
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In Copryight
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Grand Valley State University
College administrators
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Colleges and universities -- Faculty
Michigan
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Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
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GV012-03
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image/jpeg
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eng
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PottsRobert
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Grand Valley State University. University Communications
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Potts, Robert
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Robert Potts, Director of Audio-video Services
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Grand Valley State University – History
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Michigan
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University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
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Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
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GrandValleyStateUniversity
Veterans History Project
World War II
Vern Pouch
(41:44)
Background Information ()
Born March 4th 1927 in FruitportMichigan. (00:06)
He served in the Navy reaching a rank of Ship’s Cook 1st Class. (00:11)
Vern enlisted in the Navy in 1944 at the age of 17. (00:54)
He has 1 brother who also served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He also
has 1 sister. (1:09)
He quite high school at age 16. (1:34)
Basic Training (1:53)
Vern’s training took place at Great Lakes Navel Base. (1:55)
After completing his time in basic, Vern attended fire school in Virginia. (2:46)
From Virginia he was sent to PittsburghPennsylvania where he picked his ship [an LST] up. (2:56)
Voyage to the Pacific (3:7)
The ship traveled down the Ohio River, then to the Mississippi river. The ship then stopped in
New OrleansLouisiana, where the men conducted some training. (4:00)
A shake down cruise was given after leaving New Orleans. (4:37)]
Next the ship was sent to GulfportMississippi, to pick up supplies. (5:00)
Being young, when the ship was sent to New Guinea he doesn’t remember being very afraid to
be going into a combat area. (5:48)
To drop supplies in New Guinea, the supplies were loaded on LCTs. The LCTs beached
themselves to unload the supplies. (6:47)
When crossing the Pacific, Vern’s ship did have a destroyer escort. (7:37)
When traveling across the Pacific, the men did spot whales and other wild life. (8:54)
Vern had little difficulty adjusting to life aboard the ship although some men did get sick. His
battle stationed was a loader on a 20 mm. gun. (9:57)
Ammunition could be delivered to ships and transferred between ships while at sea. (11:55)
The Invasion of the Philippines (Dec. 1944) ()
During landings in the Philippines, the men simply dropped their supplies using LSTs then
evacuated. (12:40)
The men did take fire while dropping the supplies. (12:55)
During the Battle of the Philippians, the ship did come under fire by Japanese aircraft. (15:11)
After the first landing, LSTs were sent back to the island to supply up for the invasion of
Mindoro. (17:03)
Vern witnessed Kamikaze pilots attack the dry dock in Leyte. (17:55)
Vern also experiences several large storms while at sea, bad enough that it pocked holes in the
�ship. (18:44)
Invasion of Mindoro Late (Dec. 1944) (19:32)
In December of 1944 while off the coast of Mindoro, Vern’s ship was attacked by Japanese
aircraft. This left the ship temporarily without power. (19:40)
Due to the damages taken during the battle, the men were ordered to abandon ship. (22:00)
Vern was attached to the ship as were most of the men. They did not want to leave the ship but
were forced after explosions occurred below deck. (24:24)
The men were given life jackets. (25:00)
Vern held on to the side of a life while in the water but was unable to get on board. He recalls
being bumped by what he believed to be sharks under water. After a short while, the men were
picked up by a destroyer. (25:45)
The men could not swim to shore because it was still occupied by Japanese. (27:18)
The men were taken from the waters off Mindoro to Australia. Then the men were sent back to
the U.S. on a 30 day survivor leave. (28:43)
Service in the U.S. (30:53)
Vern was transferred to Treasure Island. Here he worked as a cook. His job consisted of
purchasing sweet rolls and brewing coffee. (31:31)
When the Atomic bombs were dropped, Vern had no knowledge as to what it was or the
damage it was capable of creating. (33:45)
End of War and End of Service (34:31)
He stayed in the Navy for a short while after the end of the war. (32:32)
He met his wife and had 3 children (32:36)
Thoughts on Service (35:00)
Vern would occasionally wake up violently in the middle of the night from night terrors. (35:21)
Vern went on to drive Greyhound buses for 30 years. The military experience did assist him in
this career. (36:00)
There are several men from Vern’s service that he is still in touch with. (36:45)
Vern’s advice for people to join the navy is to do what one is told to do and do it well. (39:50)
Vern’s son served in the Navy as well during the Vietnam War. He served on an LST in the Delta.
(40:20)
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Veterans History Project
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Grand Valley State University. History Department
Description
An account of the resource
The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs.
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1914-
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Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
Michigan--History, Military
Oral history
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
United States--History, Military
United States. Air Force
United States. Army
United States. Navy
Veterans
Video recordings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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Smither, James
Boring, Frank
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Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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RHC-27
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eng
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a>
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PouchV0668V
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Pouch, Vern (Interview outline and video), 2010
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Pouch, Vern
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Vern Pouch, born in Fruitport Michigan, enlisted in the Navy in 1944 at the age of seventeen. After training at Great Lakes and in Virginia, he joined the crew of a new LST and sailed with her from Pittsburgh to New Orleans, and then across the Pacific, where he participated in the invasion of the Philippines. Off Mindoro in December, 1944, his ship was badly damaged and abandoned, and the crew were rescued by a destroyer and taken to Australia. He served out the remainder of his enlistment as a cook on Treasure Island in California.
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Bolthouse, Marv (Interviewer)
Cole, Nick (Interviewer)
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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. Navy
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eng
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Moving Image
Text
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Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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2010-07-27
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a>
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application/pdf
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
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GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers
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The Rainbow Resource Center
Women and Gender Studies Department
Women's Commission
Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity
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Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019.
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1974/2019
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Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity.
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Gender identity
Gender expression
Sexual orientation
Women's studies
Queer theory
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
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DC-09
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application/pdf
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Text
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eng
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Women's Center
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Poverty
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NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION, WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, KALAMAZOO, Ml
2ND
ANNUAL POW
wow
Honoring Heritage & Education
OCTOBER 13 & 14, 1990
Read Field House
PUBLIC WELCOME
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
CASH PRIZES
John Bailey
For Dance C onte st Winne rs
HOST DRUM
Jingle Dre ss
Star Singers
& Grass Da nce
HEAD VETERAN
C a te gories
Fronk Bush
(Minimum number of contestants
required at head Judges d1screflon)
HEAD DANCERS
Jerry Pigeon. Jr
Punkin Shononoquet
GRAND ENTRIES
Sa t. 1:00 p.rn. & 7:00 p.rn .
Sund ay 1:00 p.rn
ARENA DIRECTOR
Som Bush
HEAD JUDGES
Directions
Tom Peters
Virginia Pigeon
US 131 Exit 36 , Stad ium Dr.
Ea st to Olive r St..
Read Fie ld House
ADMISSION
DONATION
Adults S3 .50
Students S2.00
Under 12 $1 .00
WMU Students
Free with I.D
For Pow Wow Information
Contact Julie D'Artagnan (616) 349-5387
Angie Francisco (616) 375-5376 (Eve.)
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Drugs or Alcohol
Not Responsible to r
Fire. Loss. Theft or
Accidents while a ttending Fl:lw Wow
or
Division of Minority Affairs
Retention Unit
(616) 387-3320
Funded l)y SBAC. DivtsiOn of Minority A ffolrs. NASO
Traders. Food Conc ession Welc ome
Electric ity Ava ilable
For Informatio n Contact
RUTH ANN CHIVIS
[616) 729-9436 (After 6 pm.)
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Pow Wow Honoring Heritage and Education, October 1990
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Pow Wow Honoring Heritage and Education flyer, Kalamazoo MI, October 13-14, 1990, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
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Native American Student Organization of Western Mchigan University
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Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals
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Michigan
Michigan -- Grand Rapids
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3RD ANNUAL POW WOW
HONORING HERITAGE
& EDUCATION
OCTOBER 5 & 6, 1991
PUBLIC WELCOME
READ FIELD HOUSE
WMU,
KALAMALOO
MI
Admission Donation:
Adults
$3.50
Students/
Seniors
$2.00
$1.00
Under 12
Grand Entries:
Saturday 1:00 & 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m.
Directions:
Traders Welcome
For Registration call
Ricki Foster
(616) 385-3387
U.S. 131 Exit 36
Stadium Drive
East to Oliver Street
Read Field House
Dance Contest
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Cash Prizes
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Reservations
Call:
Sharon Greenll\an
(616) 327-2688
For Pow Wow Information contact:
Julie D1'rtagnan
(616) 349 5387
Rachel Shultz
(616) 731-5814
343-0282
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Pow Wow Honoring Heritage and Education, October 1991
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Pow Wow Honoring Heritage and Education flyer, Kalamazoo MI, October 5-6, 1991, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
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Native American Student Organization of Western Mchigan University
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Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals
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Michigan -- Grand Rapids
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NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION WESTERN MICHIGAN UNI\/ERSITY, KALAMAZOO, Ml
1ST ANNUAL POWWOW
Honoring Heritage & Education
SEPTEMBER 23 &. 24, 1989
Read Field House
PUBLIC WELCOME
CASH PRIZES
For Dance Contest Winners
HEAD VETERAN DANCER
Frank Bush
HOST DRUM
Star Singers
Jingle Dress
& Grass Dance
Categories
HEAD DANCERS
Bedahbin Webkamigad
Jerry Wayne Cleland, Jr.
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(Minimum number of conleslanls
required al head judges discretion)
GRAND ENTRIES
Sat. 1:00 pm. & 7:00 pm. ~
Sundy 1:00 pm.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
John Bailey
ARENA DIRECTOR
Frank Barker
Directions
US 131 Exit 36, Stadium Dr,
East to Oliver St., ~
Read f;eld Hoose ~
HEAD JUDGES
Sugarbear Shognosh
& Virginia Pigeon
ADMISSION
DONATION
Adults S3.00
Students $2.00
Under 12 S1.00
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For Pow Wow Information
Contact Ruth Ann Chivis
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Absolutely No
Drugs or Alcohol.
Not Responsible for
Fire, loss, Theft or
Accidents while attending F\:>w Wow
(616) 729-9436
Funded by SBAC, Division of Minority Affairs NASO
Traders, Food Concession Welcome
Electricity Available
For Information Contact
PHIL FRANCISCO
(616) 375-5376
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Pow Wow Honoring Heritage and Education, September 1989
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Pow Wow Honoring Heritage and Education flyer, Kalamazoo MI, September 23-24, 1989, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
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Native American Student Organization of Western Mchigan University
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Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals
Indians of North America
Michigan
Michigan -- Grand Rapids
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Pow Wow Honoring Heritage and Education, September 1993
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Pow Wow Honoring Heritage and Education flyer, Kalamazoo MI, September 25-26, 1993 collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
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Native American Student Organization of Western Mchigan University
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Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals
Indians of North America
Michigan
Michigan -- Grand Rapids
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Grand Valley State University
Veterans History Project Interview
World War II
Gabriel Powell
Total Time – (02:03:58)
Background
He had nine siblings
o They were all born at their home (00:46)
He was born in Algoma, Michigan on January 22, 1916 (00:55)
o He was born on a farm
o He also grew up on the farm (01:23)
The farm had cattle, they farmed with horses, and always had hogs
o His father would butcher the hogs (01:55)
o The family always had pig liver to eat (02:39)
He went to school through the eighth grade (02:56)
o There was one teacher that switched grades and this did not allow them to
read together (03:33)
o The school had arithmetic
He was good in arithmetic
When he was in high school he did not know how to read well enough to get
through History and English courses (04:45)
o He could never read well until he started reading his own newspaper
o He still does not understand everything that he reads (05:11)
He went to Rockford High School in the eleventh grade
o That summer he got a job on a farm (05:44)
o When school came, his father had to tell him to go back to school
He decided that he would stay near the farm and go to Sparta High
School and graduate (05:57)
He graduated from Sparta High School in 1936 when he was twenty years old
(07:13)
After he finished high school he continued to work on the farm in Sparta (07:46)
He then went to help his uncle work on his farm
o He helped them crush their corn and do other jobs (08:28)
He then went to work for his two brothers that had bought their grandfathers farm
o When he died, the estate was split up (08:50)
o Their mother gave his brothers money for a down payment on the farm
(08:57)
After he was discharged from the service he became a carpenter
o When he was getting paid he did not have a social security number and
had to go and get one (12:20)
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He went down to the Union and had to join up
o The next payday he was given a raise (12:36)
o He was told that he should spend the money on new tools
o When the Union asked him what he was getting paid and he told them,
they mentioned that he must be a master carpenter (13:01)
He remembers hearing about Pearl Harbor while on a maneuver in Louisiana
(13:35)
o They had just returned from a maneuver and heard the next morning that
Pearl Harbor was hit
o He was already in the military
Enlistment/Training – (14:31)
He joined the military in 1941 (14:36)
When he went to get an exam he was told that he should join the Army
o He found out that they were taking volunteers before the draft (15:39)
o He and his friend both volunteered
His friend ended up withdrawing (15:47)
o He did not receive his call until February of 1941
After he received his call he reported to the armory in Grand Rapids, Michigan
(16:10)
o He remembers being lined up by a man that had been in World War I
o He, alongside other volunteers, were taken by train to Kalamazoo,
Michigan (16:37)
When in the armory in Kalamazoo, the soldiers stripped down and were given
their physical
o They were weighed, measured, etc. (16:52)
o Once they were finished and they put their civilian clothes back on, they
all had to repeat an oath (17:32)
The soldiers were then sent to Fort Sheridan, Illinois (17:55)
o The soldiers were immediately divided
He then went to a recruit center in Fort Knox, Kentucky for Basic Training
(19:53)
o Fort Sheridan had all nice and new barracks
o There was a Sergeant there that had a cavalry hat (20:07)
He was a filthy talker (20:20)
o When they called out his name, it did not sound like “Powell”. He asked if
they meant “Powell”. The Sergeant then asked, “Don’t you know your
name when you hear it?” (20:46)
The soldiers had to go and march during training
o The soldiers were divided into different groups (22:42)
o He told one of the groups that they were infantry
The barracks at Fort Knox were old World War I barracks (24:36)
o They had Yellow Pine flooring that would give the soldiers slivers
o They had beds that were not very high off the floor (25:00)
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He remembers one guy from Montana that was awake before the wake up calls
(25:17)
o He said to the guy, “You damn sheep herder, stay in bed like the rest of
us.”
The barracks were two stories tall – he was in the upstairs level (26:04)
They were with a lot of regular Army men that had been in the military for years
The soldiers would sometimes have to go on marches or hikes
o There was one soldier that was extremely short and he would yell at him,
“Hey, get up off your knees!” (27:05)
At this point he was part of an Engineering Battalion (27:14)
o He was chosen to be in the battalion because of his previous experiences
working with corn huskers (27:22)
o A lot of the men were from Nebraska in the corn fields
His battalion was part of the 1st Armored Division (25:51)
The 1st Armored Division would go to Louisiana and go on different maneuvers
(28:30)
o They would sometimes do maneuvers in Florida and Carolina as well
(29:15)
He received a furlough of ten days around Christmas time in 1941 (29:44)
He and his battalion eventually went up to Pennsylvania and then went to Fort
Dix, New Jersey (30:46)
o They were there for quite a while
o He remembers some men going to the PX (Post Exchange) and coming
back with cupcakes (31:35)
o He ordered chocolate and vanilla cupcakes
They then traveled to New York and went to a warehouse with their barracks bags
(32:22)
o When they came out in the daylight he could see the Statue of Liberty and
the American flag (32:38)
o He boarded the HMS Queen Mary (32:42)
The rooms aboard the ship were extremely small
Active Duty – Part I – Ireland/Scotland/England – (33:18)
They traveled North and went towards Iceland (33:25)
o They were first let out on the deck at night when they were near Iceland
The ship would zigzag through the water (34:03)
The ship arrived in Belfast, Ireland (34:12)
o The soldiers were able to get off – they got into a little tug
o The tug boat that he was on was used in the evacuation of Dunkirk (34:39)
When they unloaded the tug boat, he was told that he would be given a meat pie
when he was done unloading
o He actually did get a meat pie that was made out of sheep (35:20)
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o They did not want them and gave them all to one of the other soldiers that
did
There was one night where he was put on guard in Ireland and he was drinking an
ale (36:58)
o He went down into the tavern and he had a gun with him because he was
on guard
His Sergeant came down and he got worried because he was drunk
on guard duty (37:15)
The first meal he had in Ireland was biscuits and dried eggs (37:41)
o The egg was so rotten that he could not eat it
o The biscuits were so hard that he could hardly eat it as well (38:12)
There was another guy that had been in the Marines that made some biscuits for
the men (38:22)
At this time he was sent to Mourne Park, Ireland (39:30)
o At Mourne Park, there was one time when the Scottish band came and
played for the soldiers (39:56)
The soldiers did a lot of training when in Mourne Park (40:49)
o At the time he was in E Company
o They would be in formation and one general would come and point a whip
at a soldier and say, “When did you shave? Get out of here you bum and
go up and shave!” (41:31)
While he was there, he decided that he would go down to the trucks – his corporal
told him to lay under the truck and make it look like he was working on it (43:07)
He was in Mourne Park for quite a while
One day the captain told him to get a driver, a truck, and a loaded gun and go pick
up a soldier that is locked up from being drunk (44:19)
o When the soldier, his friend, got out, he told him that he needed to go get a
drink (45:58)
o When they got in the truck, he started drinking the alcohol and had to be
held on to so that he would not fall out of the truck
o As they got back to the company, he was put in the guard house (46:40)
After Mourne Park, he traveled to across to England and Scotland a couple of
times (48:10)
Finally the whole division was shipped and landed in England
o They went around Scotland and went through one town that was dark and
had coal burning factories that made everything black (48:34)
One day there was a drunk guy that was Russian that came in the barracks that
threw his shoes at the lights to try and turn them off (49:23)
He went to a town and missed his boat – he missed his bed check
o Those that missed their bed checks had to pile up sod (50:31)
o It was raining when they were doing it
o He was used to that type of work from when he lived at home and worked
on the farm (50:49)
He never got to go to London when he was in England (51:26)
o He went to Manchester, England
o Manchester is where he missed his bed check (51:44)
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He traveled next to the River Clyde in Scotland
o They parked their trucks and slept in them (52:30)
o They were supposed to eat in a warehouse but they did not like to
They would go to the PX to buy their meals (52:51)
Active Duty – Part II – Algeria/Morocco/Northern Africa – (53:09)
When they got ready to go, there was an awful storm
o The boat they got one was made to travel on a shallow draft (53:34)
o They traveled right along the coastline and could see the lights in Spain
(54:00)
o They eventually met up with the convoy in Gibraltar (54:08)
o They unloaded in Oran, Algeria (54:17)
When they got off in Oran, they saw an Arab with a barracks bag
When they next landed, there was a great deep bay
He remembers having to carry a friend that had appendicitis to an ambulance
(57:19)
o There were six inches of snow that same night
o His friend soon came back (57:46)
There was still fighting in Tunisia when he landed in Algeria (58:41)
o Rommel was still there fighting for the Germans
One night they were traveling over mountains – they moved to the “mouse trap”
(59:22)
o The Germans had just sliced English forces back
o He worked as a patrol officer in one of the streets
o He saw a plane come in and strafe past the mountain (01:00:00)
He ran and took cover
o One of his friends’ truck was hit – the truck had a pig inside of it
(01:00:43)
They started getting shelled by the Germans
o One of the men jumped out – he ran out and tackled him (01:01:55)
The 1st Armor came in with a lot of food and ammunition (01:02:35)
o Part of the division was moving up with their guns and flamethrowers to
burn the brush
o The Germans fled over the hill and got down on low ground (01:03:21)
o When they ran out of food and ammunition they surrendered (01:03:45)
They had a real scene of Germans coming in with truck loads of
men
They were told to go to Rabat, Morocco to have a good time (01:05:00)
o They were told not to take on all the women in one day and drink all the
whisky in one day
o Soon a lot of celebrities from Hollywood were there (01:05:27)
He met General Patton one time
o After the Battle of the Bulge, Patton’s outfit ran out of gas
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Eisenhower took other Generals out and they saw Germans and
Americans that were trying to keep warm that had frozen and died
(01:08:26)
When people say that Patton had the “blood and guts”, he says that
Patton had the guts, but it was the soldiers blood (01:08:37)
Patton did not care how many soldiers were used, just wanted
glory for himself (01:08:54)
The Germans surrender [in Tunisia] in May of 1943 (01:09:19)
They then traveled to Algiers, Algeria (01:09:30)
He and some other men were assigned to B Company
o They would sometimes sell their mattress covers to go to the PX and buy
some stuff
o There was one guy that asked if he could join because he had one hundred
dollars (01:12:02)
He told them that soldiers have to be careful because some kids
would get robbed
When he asked if he could go, they all said “sure” (01:12:20)
When they went in town, they were drinking and trying to lose the new guy
o They ran out of brandy and told the new guy to go and buy some
(01:12:47)
o One of the other guys said no because the new guy was going to buy two
bottles of brandy (01:12:54)
o They all helped finish the two bottles of brandy
When they got loaded and were preparing to go home, they were noisy on the
street and a Canadian MP picked them up (01:13:17)
o They went right in front of the man at the desk
He said, “Hand over your pocketbook”
Then next morning they received C-rations when the new guy that they had lost
came up to them (01:15:06)
When he loaded his truck on the boat, they eventually got to one place that was
like a giant bowl (01:15:50)
o His truck was picked up in a giant net and swung over next to the boat
o There were bombers that were going by and strafing (01:16:18)
o He thought he was going to be hit
He was eventually loaded in and they took off for shore (01:16:53)
Active Duty – Part III – Italy Part I – Fixing Bridges – (01:19:03)
The ship that the truck was loaded on opened up and he was able to drive off
There was a jeep on shore that was leading him where to go (01:19:21)
o Some of the Company was already there when he arrived
o He had to unload the truck without any help (01:19:41)
At one point his steering wheel just spun and the steering wheel was broke loose
o The gears stuck right out where he could see them (01:20:06)
o He had to be picked up by a wrecker
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o He finally got the truck fixed and went back (01:20:20)
When he had previously landed with the truck, he was in Italy (01:21:14)
o He landed in [Battipaglia], Italy (01:21:28)
He is then working near the Liri River in Italy (01:22:50)
o There were at least thirteen bridges that they were working on
o When the river thawed there was a lot of water in the river (01:23:20)
On one of the bridges, a soldier told a tanker that he could not pass because the
bridge was not reinforced for that much weight (01:23:51)
o The tanker lieutenant told the soldier to get out of the way and they started
going across
o The bridge tipped over and fell apart (01:24:13)
o The driver got tangled up in the camouflage net and drowned (01:24:28)
Six bridges were lost during one flood when the Germans opened up the dams and
let the water out
o When it came time to salvage the bridges, he was the first one out
(01:24:55)
o They went down on the flats, got a load of stuff, and went to go climb
back up and could not make it
He used a Phillips screwdriver as a shear pin on the winding cable
that was pulling him up (01:26:05)
o He eventually got up out of the flats
When he arrived in Italy in fall of 1943, he works primarily as a bridge repairman
(01:27:10)
o This is when a lot of fighting is going on in Cassino, Italy (01:27:15)
He spent his winter in the same part of Italy of where he was working on bridges
When they went farther into Italy, they would go to mess halls that were loaded
with local kids (01:27:53)
o When they would finish eating, they would give the leftovers to the kids
He traveled to Anzio, Italy (01:28:46)
o He did not have trouble getting to shore in Anzio
o He slept under his truck at night (01:29:01)
o The Germans had a large battle ship [they had no navy in the
Mediterranean, but had battleship-sized gun that they used against the
Anzio beachhead] on guard
The next morning he was digging a fox hole (01:29:40)
The big German battle ship hit something in the harbor
o Cranes would pick up cubes of rubble and put them on the trucks
(01:30:30
The trucks would dump them off (01:30:36)
One of the other companies would chip the blocks up and use it
o They built up for themselves an area built with beams and sand bags
They would get shelled sometimes (01:32:18)
Sometimes a British plane would fly over and they could tell because they were
louder (01:32:34)
o The Germans had a similar plane that would fly very low
o They would sometimes drop popcorn flares (01:33:06)
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One time they hit the net covering a truck – it set the net on fire
When they were there, they would sometimes wake up to a truck full of dead men
laid in it (01:33:40)
o They would pick them up at night and stop in their camp
o The next morning they would bury the men (01:33:56)
o There roads towards the beaches were loaded with crosses from where the
men were buried (01:34:08)
At this time he did not have much to do
Active Duty – Part IV – Italy Part II – Injury/Mussolini’s Body – (01:34:38)
He then went to B Company
o They were fed very well in B Company (01:35:01)
One night, it was extremely foggy, he started driving and turned his truck around
before getting out
o When he got out, he heard a Tommy Gun go off (01:36:02)
o It was a signal to get out
o The next thing he saw was a squad of guys that had long billed hats
(01:36:38)
They were Germans
They cut loose and started shooting at him (01:36:54)
It sounded like a hive of bees around him
They were shooting with tracers
They then got in the ditch (01:37:47)
He laid on his back because he had been caught by the barbed wire
It cut a hole in his lip (01:38:12)
It cut open his left arm and left his veins bare
He was losing a lot of blood
When he got up from being on his back, he knew that they needed to get on the
road (01:38:45)
o He was confused and he stopped right by a tank
He then got on a half-track (01:39:15)
o He was riding on the roll bar
o The door of the half-track was open
He was shooting at the Germans in the ditch (01:39:46)
o During the firefight, he slipped off and laid in a field until he heard his
truck starting up
When he heard his truck, he got up and jumped in (01:41:18)
There was an infantry soldier that he helped into the truck because
he had been injured as well
They eventually drove to where the brickwork was (01:43:15)
o At that time he jumped up on a straw stack and went to sleep (01:43:26)
The next day he got back to the Company
o His truck had been taken to maintenance to get tires put on it (01:43:59)
o He was staying in a dugout
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o At one point he heard an extremely loud boom that knocked him back into
the dugout (01:44:25)
He thinks that some TNT was hit
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The 1 Sergeant came and told him that he needed to go to the medics (01:44:50)
o There was blood mixed with straw (01:45:01)
o He did not realize it – he said that he was getting where he could clear his
head and could see fine
o He did not go to the medic (01:45:24)
If he had, he would have gotten a Purple Heart (01:45:29)
He eventually went back to his Company
His wound healed very well (01:45:40)
He was in Anzio for quite a while (01:46:24)
One time an ox was shot and brought back for the soldiers to eat
They were fed extremely well (01:47:40)
o They even made ice cream
o Officers from other companies would go and eat with their officers
(01:48:21)
One of his officers was called a clown because of his big ears
There was a Swedish guy from Minnesota that was on a truck that was never used
to pull trailers. He pulled the copper tubing off his trailer and made a coil
(01:49:35)
o He would make alcohol that was almost completely clear (01:50:41)
They called it “White Lightning”
o The soldiers would mix it with grapefruit so they could drink it (01:51:01)
One time an officer cussed at another officer – he was ordered to dig a six foot
hole that was deep enough to be over his head (01:52:36)
o He was guarding the officer that was digging the hole
o He was given some diluted alcohol – he eventually went in the hole and
took turns digging with the officer (01:53:10)
o When they were finished, they were told to fill the hole in and move over
and dig another (01:53:29)
When he traveled north, he went through Rome, Italy
When he was traveling through Milan, Italy, they stopped right where Mussolini
was (01:54:44)
o He actually saw Mussolini hanging next to Clara Petacci (01:55:19)
Her skirts were fallen down over her eyes
He noticed the leather boots that Mussolini was wearing (01:55:42)
He was shot full of holes
The next day he bought a postcard that had the picture of Mussolini strung up
(01:56:12)
When they were traveling north, they pulled off to the side of the road to let the
kitchen truck catch up so they could eat a hot meal (01:56:58)
o When they had everything out to eat, they noticed three German tanks that
noticed them and started shooting in their direction (01:57:21)
o He hit the ground every time he heard a shot go off
Colonel Stanley was killed in Rome, Italy (01:58:17)
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His Company was 2nd Platoon
o 1st Platoon built Bailey Bridges (01:59:23)
o One time they came to a place when it was dark – they stayed where
Germans had cut out trees for camouflage
He drove a military Autocar (02:00:12)
o The Autocar had a hard time fitting through many of the narrow Italian
streets (02:01:09)
The place he stayed in during the winter was extremely cold
o The building was ripped open with holes (02:02:17)
o They lived in regular Army tents (02:02:26)
o They had their beds and cut barrels for a stove
o They used airplane gas for fuel (02:02:49)
One of the cooks had a small brown dog (02:03:42)
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Gabriel Powell was born in Algoma, Michigan, in 1916. He grew up on a farm and worked as a carpenter until he enlisted into the military in 1941. He trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was assigned to the engineer battalion of the 1st Armored Division. He went with his unit to Northern Ireland, and then to Scotland and England before landing in Algeria in 1942. He participated in the North African and Italian campaigns, mostly working on bridge construction and repair, and stayed with his unit until the war in Europe ended in 1945.
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Lloyd Powell
World War II
31 minutes 14 seconds
(00:00:12) Early Life Pt. 1
-Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 22, 1927
-Family lived in Grand Rapids
-Eventually moved to Ada, Michigan then to the area south of Lowell, Michigan
-Father died shortly before Lloyd joined the service
(00:00:59) Enlisting in the Navy Pt. 1
-Father served in the Army during World War I
-Advised Lloyd to enlist in the Navy instead of getting drafted
-Had suffered as an infantryman in the trenches and didn't want that for his son
-Lloyd enlisted in the Navy in the summer of 1944
-Called to active duty in fall 1944
(00:01:45) Early Life Pt. 2
-Father worked as a carpenter
-Sick for a long time
-Had worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines as a young boy and had lung problems
-Family received welfare
-Lloyd worked on a neighbor's farm to help the family
-Started working when he was only 12 years old
(00:02:23) Enlisting in the Navy Pt. 2
-Needed his mother's signature to join the Navy
-She didn't want to approve, but she knew he would get drafted when he turned 18
-Would rather have him in the Navy than in the infantry
-Made sure most of his money was sent home to help his family
-Contributed to him getting out of the Navy early because he had dependents
(00:03:33) Basic Training
-Went to Great Lakes Naval Training, Illinois for basic training
-Had to march everywhere you went
-Did tow target training with 20mm antiaircraft guns
-A plane towed a target and the men shot at the target
-Spent the winter of 1944 at Great Lakes Naval Training
-Had to shovel spaces where they could march
-Received classroom training
-Identifying ships and aircraft from the Allied and Axis powers
-Tested on the material they learned in the classroom
-Didn't have any trouble adjusting to the Navy
-Didn't get homesick
-Used to being away from home for a while
-When he started working on the farm he only saw his family on Sundays
-Never had any trouble following orders
-Basic training lasted three months
-Went into Chicago one night to unload trucks
-Worked all night
�-Got paid
-Not allowed to go into the city to have fun
(00:07:13) Assignment to USS LST-509
-Sent to Norfolk, Virginia to wait for his ship
-Assigned to the USS LST-509
-Went to Norfolk via troop train
-Had a mess car for food
-Had bunks for sleeping
-Had to stop in towns to let other trains go by
-Stayed in Norfolk for about two or three months to wait for the ship to get back
-Stayed busy with marching
-Sent to Camp Little Creek, Virginia
-Slept in tents
-So cold that he slept with his clothes on and under the mattress
-Received more classroom training
-The LST-509 was a Landing Ship Tank
-Large amphibious cargo ship capable of carrying troops, vehicles, and supplies
-Had two large doors on the front that would open right onto a landing zone
(00:11:08) Service on the USS LST-509
-He was assigned to work as a regular sailor on the ship
-After about a month he was placed in charge of a group of six sailors and two marines
-Had to keep the marines busy so they wouldn't try to avoid working
-Hid in lifeboats so they didn't have to work
-Placed in charge of the boatswain's locker
-Put to sea pretty quickly
-Sailed up and down the East Coast
-Took a crew from New England to Florida
-Pulled into Wainwright Shipyard near Panama City, Florida
-Took a week to sail from New England to Florida
-Sailed alone
-Only threat was rough weather around Virginia
-Remembers springing a leak when they were hauling a supply of experimental torpedoes
-The ship's front doors sprung a leak and they used a mattress to stop up the leak
-The experimental torpedoes would be dropped off then a passing ship would activate it
-Had a crew of about 70 men
-One of his duties was on the ship's wheel
-Worked four hours on the wheel
-Half hour on and half hour off
-Had to keep his eyes on the ship's scope to keep it on a straight path
-Always had a lookout on the bow to watch for obstructions
(00:18:02) Downtime on the USS LST-509
-Could go off the ship in Wainwright Shipyard
-All you had to do was hitchhike into town
-In Key West the baker got drunk while on leave
-Took a gun from a police officer and shot a few holes in the floor of a bar
-Spent 30 days in the brig for that outburst
(00:19:28) Food
-Food on the ship was good most of the time
-One time they pulled into Camp Little Creek to get a food supply
�-The cable broke and the supply went into the water
-Lost a month's worth of food supplies
-Had to live off of spaghetti for a month
(00:20:43) End of the War Pt. 1
-In Key West the ship got a camouflage pattern and a Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP)
-Note: LCVP were landing craft capable of carrying troops or armored vehicles
-Preparing for the invasion of Japan
-After the war ended they dumped 500 tons of ammunition overboard because they didn't need it
(00:23:05) The Crew
-Most of the crewmen were new sailors like himself
-The skipper was a lieutenant
-He did a good job and was a friendly man
-Befriended an ensign from Ohio that liked to play cards with the enlisted men
-He and Lloyd were the only fans of the Detroit Tigers on the ship
-Exciting when the Tigers won the World Series
(00:25:28) Places they Visited
-Saw Key West and Miami in Florida
-Never got to see places in New England or New York
-Didn't have money to go ashore anyway because he was sending it home for his family
(00:26:16) Contact with Home
-Wrote home a lot
-Didn't have a lot of friends to write to
(00:27:12) End of the War Pt. 2
-In Camp Little Creek, Virginia when they received word that the war was over
-Made confetti out of toilet paper and used the ship's fans to blow it around
-Wound up covering an admiral's ship in the confetti
-No one knew that it was his ship that did that
(00:28:27) End of Service
-He had more points because he was taking care of his family
-Navy wanted him out because he was costing the Navy extra money
-He was taking care of his siblings and mother, so they were his dependents
-Because of that the Navy had to pay him extra money
-Didn't resist getting out
-Discharged in April 1946
-Discharged at Norfolk, Virginia
(00:29:10) Life after the War
-Went back to Lowell, Michigan and worked various odd jobs
-Got a job at King Milling Company in Lowell
-Worked as a semi-truck driver
-Full time for 46 years and six years part time
-52 years all toll
(00:29:55) Reflections on Service
-Didn't feel that the Navy changed him too much as a person
-Only two years older
-Probably learned something, he just can't remember what he learned
(00:30:17) Spirit of Grand Rapids/Talons Out Honor Flight
-Went on the Spirit of Grand Rapids/Talons Out Honor Flight in May 2015
-Chance to treat veterans to a trip to Washington DC and honor them for their service
-Got a great send off to DC and a wonderful welcome home
�-Able to bring his daughter with him
�
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The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs.
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Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
Michigan--History, Military
Oral history
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
United States--History, Military
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United States. Army
United States. Navy
Veterans
Video recordings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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Powell, Lloyd G (Interview outline and video), 2016
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Lloyd Powell was born on February 22, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He enlisted in the Navy in summer 1944 and was called to active duty in fall 1944. He received basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois then went to Camp Little Creek, Virginia and on to Norfolk, Virginia where he boarded the USS LST-509. He worked as a regular sailor, oversaw a work detail of sailors and marines, and pulled shifts on the ship's helm. They sailed up and down the East Coast moving personnel and supplies from New England to Key West, Miami, and Wainwright Shipyard in Florida. Near the end of the war the ship was outfitted for the invasion of Japan, and when Japan surrendered they were in Camp Little Creek, Virginia. Lloyd stayed with the ship until he was discharged in Norfolk in April 1946.
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Powell, Lloyd G.
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Smither, James (Interviewer)
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Grand Valley State University
Veterans’ History Project
Merton Powell
World War II
27 minutes 3 seconds
(00:00:11) Early Life
-Born in Topeka, Kansas in 1924
-Grew up there
-Father owned a car dealership
-Ultimately moved the business to New York City
-Merton, his brother, and his mother stayed in Topeka
-Graduated after Pearl Harbor was attacked
(00:01:36) Start of the War
-Remembers hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor in the news
-Shocking event
(00:02:13) Life after the War Pt. 1
-Earned a bachelor’s degree after the war
-Studied at the University of Missouri
(00:02:30) Enlisting in the Navy
-Brother was already in the military
-Didn’t want the war to end before he could fight
-Enlisted in the Navy in 1943
-Army was never available for enlistment, but the Navy was
-Enlisted in Kansas City
-Requested the Navy Air Corps
-Wanted to be a pilot
-Accepted into that program
(00:03:44) Basic Training
-Sent to Chadron, Nebraska for basic training
-Did a lot of classroom work
-Learned semaphore
-Learned about the different kinds of ships in service and how to recognize them
-All of the men got kicked out of Naval Aviation Training
-He was able to reapply and get accepted back into the program
(00:05:40) Advanced Training
-Sent to California
-Prior to going to California went to Iowa to do some College Training
-On the train ride to California he had to stand the entire way
-Traveled with civilians
-Got to California in two days
-Doesn’t remember eating or sleeping for the entire journey
-Started flying the N2S Stearman in California
-Biplane
-Had two seats: one for the instructor and one for the cadet
�-Got a lot of flight time in the Stearman
-Happy when he got to fly solo for the first time
-Received a lot of classroom training
-Progressed through training as an individual, not as a part of a larger unit
-Had to be able to identify aircraft and ships in an instant
(00:11:20) End of the War & End of Naval Service
-He was in California when the war ended
-Served in the Navy with the Naval Reserve until 1947
-Discharged from active duty in September 1945
-Note: Japan informally surrendered on August 15, 1945; formally on September 2, 1945
-Discharged from the Naval Reserve in 1947
-Between September 1945 and 1947 he served in the Reserve
-Still in the Reserve when he finished college
-Met up once a week for drills while he was in the Reserve
-Got his degree at the University of Missouri
-Eventually, the Navy told him that they no longer needed him
-He would have liked to stay in
(00:14:09) Service in the Air Force
-Enlisted in the Air Force in 1949
-Took general college courses which meant he could become an officer
-The catch was he wouldn't be an officer unless he went to war
-In the Air Force during the Korean War
(00:17:20) Flight Training in the Navy
-Enjoyed flying in the Stearman the most
-Ended training before he got to fly in any other aircraft
-During a solo flight he got lost
-Had to land at a local airfield and ask for directions
-Had civilian instructors
(00:19:46) Reflections on Service
-Learned that he was able to take care of himself
-Got used to adjusting to changing situations
-Whenever he moved to a new base he was on his own
(00:20:40) Survival Training
-A lot of his training was in the water
-Preparing him for service aboard an aircraft carrier
-Practiced having to ditch in the ocean
-Had a mock-up cockpit and a pool
-Sat in the cockpit and the cockpit was submerged in the pool then flipped over
-Had to get out of the cockpit then swim to the edge of the pool
(00:22:01) Life after the War Pt. 2
-Finished all of his college
-Returned to Topeka, Kansas
-Worked for Senator Barrett of Wyoming
-Went to work in the White House during the Eisenhower Administration
-Head of the Correspondents' Section with a half dozen other people
-Left the White House after President Eisenhower completed his second term
�-Worked as a business professor and taught a variety of schools
-Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas
-Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan
-University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming
-Salina Area Technical College in Salina, Kansas
-Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College in Michigan
-Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
(00:24:50) Spirit of Grand Rapids/Talons Out Honor Flight
-Went on the Honor Flight on May 16, 2015
-Opportunity to thank veterans for their service
-Chartered flight to Washington DC
-Greeted, thanked, and honored by politicians and civilians for their service
-Had a personal assistant for the entire trip
-Remembers 2,000 people greeting them at East Kentwood High School when they came back
-Enjoyed it very much
-Treated to dinner
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Merton Powell was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1924. He grew up in Topeka and enlisted in the Navy in 1943. He received basic training in Chadron, Nebraska then went to Iowa for College Training before going to California for Flight Training. He was accepted into the Naval Aviation Program and was able receive flight training in the N2S Stearman. After the Second World War ended in September 1945 he was discharged from active duty. He remained in the Naval Reserve until 1947. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1949 and served briefly with them.
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Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
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Grand Valley State University
Veterans History Project Interview
World War II
Grace Powers
Length of Interview: 10:02
(00:02)
XX (name of interviewer unknown): I’m going to start with just really simple questions to ask
you. When and where were you born?
GP: What?
XX: When and where were you born?
GP: When and where? For me? I was born in Ionia. And I was born April 1, 1923.
XX: All right. What were your parents’ names and what did they do?
GP: DeKuiper. Helen [unclear] was her maiden name.
XX: And what did they do? What did they do for a job?
GP: Most generally my dad was a farmer and then he ended up in the paper mill. And my
mother was a homemaker.
XX: Okay. Did you have any siblings?
GP: Does that mean brothers and sisters? Yes. I had five brothers and four sisters.
XX: That’s a lot. Now we’re going to start to talk a little bit about Arden. When did you marry
Arden?
(01:01)
GP: July 2nd, 1941.
XX: And what was it like growing up with him? How did you enjoy it, stuff like that?
GP: How what?
XX: How was life growing up with him?
GP: Well, it was just before, during the war years. (knock on door, slight interruption) And,
during the war years. And it was very hard to work. He worked at the time, when I met him,
building silos. And he was, I’d say, about twenty-two when he quit that and he came to
Kalamazoo and I met him at playing ball.
�XX: All right. At the time when he was drafted into the Army, how did he tell you? Or did you
just know?
(02:13)
GP: Well, we got a letter over the mail. And I happened to be home alone and I opened it. So
that’s how I found out.
XX: Were you very emotional? Were you really sad?
GP: Yes. ‘Cause I already had the two boys.
XX: What branch of service was he put into? I think, Army, right?
GP: Army.
XX: Okay. And then what day did he leave? If you remember.
GP: Come home?
XX: What day did he leave?
GP: Let me think now. Sometime in May of ’44.
(03:03)
XX: and how did you react when you had to say good-bye to him? How did you react? Like,
how did you feel when he was leaving to go to the Army?
GP: Very very sad. Because he had one boy in one arm and one boy in the other, and the tears
were just streaming down his face. And that was a sad day.
XX: (interviewer gives GP a hug) If you want me to stop, just let me know, okay? How did
you cope with it, you know, kind of go on every day?
GP: We sold, I sold a lot of our own furniture and I went to live with my folks again. With the
two boys.
XX: What were your sons’ names?
GP: Laverne John and James Allen.
XX: I know Verne. Did you know where he was going? At the time, did you know where he
was going?
GP: No.
�(04:19)
XX: When he was over there, how often did you write back to each other?
GP: Well, actually, after he went overseas, I never heard of him until I got my telegram that he
was wounded. Then, after that, maybe two or three weeks, I got twenty five letters. Cause we
wrote to each other every day, but they all came in a bunch.
XX: What were the things that you wrote about?
GP: Mostly, there were some things that he wrote in there, that they cut out, because all his mail
was censored. And he was trying to tell me how bad he was wounded and where he was and
they cut that out.
XX: How did you feel about that?
GP: Terrible.
XX: You wanted to know what was going on. So you wrote to him every day, both of you did.
When he got hurt, what crossed your mind, when you figured that?
(05:22)
GP: Well, I thought probably he was gone. Until I didn’t hear until quite a long time afterwards
just what his wound, his wounds were.
XX: did you still have hope that he was going to come back?
GP: Oh, yeah.
XX: After he was done fighting and you heard that he was going to come back home, how did
you feel?
GP: Wonderful!
XX: Wonderful! That’s good.
GP: See, he was in England, in a hospital for three months before he went back into a line of
duty. But then they took him out of the infantry, which he was in, and they put him in the utility
of the big artillery drivers, for the trucks. And he was delivering stuff to the front line.
(06:27)
XX: When he came back home from the Army, how was it different? How did you have to
adjust?
GP: I don’t know, I don’t think I had a problem. Neither one of us did. We were just happy to
see one another.
�XX: Yeah. When he went in the Army, and he came back, how did it affect your lifestyle and
your learnings of the war? Like, your opinion on life?
GP: I think for him, he would have loved to stay in the Army. If I would have said yes. But I
said no because I had the two boys. But we got along good. I mean, he was satisfied with that.
So he went right back to his job at [Clerigde-Van Company], that he had worked for before he
went into service.
(07:24)
XX: Did you know why he wanted to go back?
GP: No, he said he loved the Army life. Very much so.
XX: Do you know if he had any friends? Did he make any friends over there?
GP: Well, I think he got quite a few friends. But he had one friend that was real tall and they
called them two “Mike and Jeff”. (Mutt and Jeff?)
XX: Did you meet any of them?
GP: No. I met one. One fellow, at Otsego, here. We met him and his wife when he come
home, because he was wounded too. And we went into Fort Custer to see him. And his wife
was there. And him and I and his wife became pretty good friends.
(08:14)
XX: Yeah? That’s good. Did Arden have to go back, did he go back and meet any of his Army
buddies? Any of those get-togethers? Like a reunion?
GP: No, he didn’t have a chance to do that.
XX: And then, one last question. Do you have anything to say to the younger generations on
how, what you went through?
GP: Pardon?
XX: What would you say to the younger generation, like me, do you have anything to say about
the war, or life and…
GP: Well, I think for one thing, this generation does not realize how lucky they are to have all
the things that they can even talk to one another now. And see one another. And I think for one
thing, you’ve got to have faith. You’ve gotta have communication together and you also gotta
forgive and love one another. And trust one another, which is very important.
(09:25)
XX: I got actually one more question. What, the Army today, the war going on, like Iraq and
stuff, what do you think about that?
�GP: You know, I have mixed feelings on that. I think, for myself, I feel that our president was
misinformed and therefore I think he made a mistake going in when he did.
XX: Okay. That’s about it. That is wrapping up my interview with Grace Powers, my greatgrandmother.
(10:02)
�
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Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
Michigan--History, Military
Oral history
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
United States--History, Military
United States. Air Force
United States. Army
United States. Navy
Veterans
Video recordings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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Boring, Frank
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Powers, Grace (Interview transcript and video), 2009
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Powers, Grace
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Grace Harper was born in Iowa in 1923. She married Robert Powers in 1941. She and her husband had two children when he was drafted in 1944. Her husband was sent to Europe and was wounded in action and spent several months in the hospital before returning home.
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Powers, Bethany (Interviewer)
Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
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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
Women
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
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Grand Valley State University
Veterans History Project
Robert Powers
Disc One (01:11:21)
(00:15) Background Information
• Robert was born in Greenville, Michigan on January 25, 1924
• After graduating high school, Robert went to Albion College in 1941
• After Pearl Harbor was attacked, He could hardly wait to sign up for service
• Robert enlisted in the Army Air Corps in January of 1942 and was able to defer
his service until he had finished his first year of college
• (2:35) Basic Training San Antonio, Texas
• Robert started training in September 1942 and it lasted through December 1943
• He had indoctrination for 60 days and then pre-flight training
• They got up early every day for calisthenics, marching, and classes
• The pre-flight classes lasted for 12 weeks and then he had primary flight training
(06:10) Primary Training in Arkansas for 12 Weeks
• The first plane that Robert had ever seen was a PT-19
• He began flying right away with an instructor
• They men had to be able to fly solo within 8 hours of flying with an instructor
• Robert was able to fly solo within four hours
• During training none of the men knew if they would be sent to the Pacific or
Europe
(10:05) Basic Flight Training in Kansas for 12 weeks
• They were flying all day long and Robert really enjoyed the training
• He had been learning about horsepower and the new air craft
• Usually only about 20% of the trainees became fighter pilots
• They then went to advanced training in Texas where they could fly newer and
nicer planes
• Robert flew P-40 planes, training with night flying
• Those who washed out could start training to be a bombardier, navigator,
radioman, etc…
• Robert had gunnery training after advanced flight training
• There was a graduation ceremony when everyone received their wings on
December 5, 1943
(20:10) Overseas
• Robert finally got his first assignment, and first began training with P-47
Thunderbolts in South Carolina
• He was now a second lieutenant and knew he would soon be sent to Europe
• In April he was told he would be sent over to work near the Mediterranean
• They took a luxury liner to the Mediterranean and most of the pilots did not get
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sick
They landed first in North Africa at a base that did not have any P-47s, which
Robert preferred
He could only fly a P-51 or P-38 and chose the latter because it had two engines
and was more safe
(26:50) Italy
• Robert was sent to the 37th Fighter Squadron in Italy after choosing his plane
• It was a bomber base that supplied many fighter groups
• He arrived when US planes had been targeting Germany oil supplies
• He only had a few days to get used to the P-38 before his first mission
• The crew chief helped him to get used to his new plane
• The more experienced pilots taught him about the German flying tactics
(37:50) First Missions
• Robert worked with the 48th, 49th, and 37th Fighter Squadrons, all in the same
base
• He first mission was very exciting and he was not scared at all
• They had a raid in Romania
• The pilots were usually not aware of their missions or where they were flying
until the last minute
• Robert often flew with a fighter escort for British planes, flying about 4,000 feet
above the bombers, attacking German planes
(50:10) Further Missions
• After each mission, they men were called in for debriefing
• They continued flying in Romania, France, Poland, Germany, and
Czechoslovakia
• Altogether they all flew about 25-30 missions from June to July
• Robert learned to never get too close to anyone because they might not be there
the next day
(54:30) Shot Down June 15, 1944
• Robert and others had been targeting German airfields and trains in France
• They had flown past Rome and were very low on the water near anti-air craft
guns on the coast
• After hitting 3 airfields, the group split up to hit opportunity targets
Disc Two (55:59)
(00:20) Continuation
• Robert saw a train for an opportunity target
• His wingman told him to take out the German soldiers and that he would take out
the trains
• The locomotive was blown off the track and then Robert was hit in the left engine
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He was only about 150 feet above the ground when his plane jolted
He was able to get back above 500 feet while the rest of the squadron was
forming up
He was heading south and the plane was on fire
Robert knew he would not be able to make it back to the base, but also that there
was nowhere to land
There were rocks everywhere, German airfields, and the sea was ahead
He landed in a swampy area near the sea
The other planes were circling above him for protection because it was near a
German barracks
Robert broke his right ankle, got shrapnel in his leg, tore his shoulder, and split
his head open
He was able to run away from the plane and it exploded shortly after
(0:45) Rescue
• Robert had been wandering around in the swamp for hours and did not realize the
extent of his injuries
• He began to hear Germans and they had dogs; they were angry because the
Americans had destroyed their trains and shot at their troops
• He stayed hidden in the swamp near the water so that the dogs would lose his
scent for about a day
• Robert found a French farmhouse and they took him for a few days to feed him
and tended his wounds
• They contacted the French resistance for help and he took a rowboat across a river
to meet them
(11:50) Captured
• While heading over to the French, Robert was captured by the Germans
• He was scared they would attack him, but they had been ordered to save all
fighter pilots for interrogation in Berlin
• He was brought to a German base for questioning and then put on a train to
Frankfurt
• The city was completely devastated with no standing buildings; he was
interrogated for another two weeks and attacked physically
(19:25) Prison Camp
• Robert never revealed anything about the Americans or French resistance while
being interrogated and was sent to a prison camp for 11 months
• There were about 10,000 prisoners in the camp with 24 people each to a crowded
room
• The camp had Americans, British, Polish, and Russians
• Daily life was very boring; they played a lot of chess and bridge
• Under the Geneva Conventions, officers were not allowed to be put to work
• Working would have been nice because they would be able to work with civilians
and time would have gone by faster
�•
•
Robert had weighed 163 pounds when he entered the camp and his weight got
down to 119 pounds in the end
They heard news of the progress of the war listening to BBC on a secret radio
(27:15) Escape
• All of the men took turns digging with spoons and hiding the dirt they dug up
• They knew they would never really escape, but had to try; it was their duty
• The commanding officers were in charge of the escape plan
• Military hierarchy was maintained while in the camp
• The Germans would periodically search their rooms with dogs
• While listening to BBC, they finally realized that the US was winning the war
• In January 1945 the Russians broke the German front and they could hear bombs
going off in the camp
• On January 27th, the Germans marched the Americans out of the camp to hide
them from the Russians
• They were stuffed into box cars for days without food
• Then they were brought to a Jewish prison camp and shown the gas ovens that the
Jews were murdered in
• They were told that they would also be put into the ovens if they tried to escape
• The Jews all looked like skeletons and were horrific
(35:30) Liberation
• All the POWs were brought to another German camp deep in the forest
• The POWs could hear the American tanks coming through the woods and the
Germans had realized they lost the war
• They could then see General Patton rolling up on a tank, which tore down the
fences surrounding the camp
• Robert was able to shake hands with General Patton before all the POWs were put
in trucks and brought to Paris
• They had two weeks leave in Paris, which was full of celebrating military
personnel
• (41:05) Back to the US
• Robert took a troop ship back to the US and arrived in the New York harbor
• The ship had been full of POWs
• Robert had enough time in the military and just wanted to get back home
• He went back to Michigan and finished college
(46:20) French Family
• The Germans had told Robert that the French family that had rescued him had
been executed
• The Mayor of Greenville had recently received a letter inquiring about Robert
• A French research group was looking for him because the French family had been
wondering about him
• The family had survived and now they still continue to write to each other
• They helped explain things to him that he had forgotten due to his injuries
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The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs.
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Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
Michigan--History, Military
Oral history
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
United States--History, Military
United States. Air Force
United States. Army
United States. Navy
Veterans
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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Powers, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004
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Robert Powers was born in Greenville, Michigan on January 25, 1924. After graduating high school, he attended college at Albion University before enlisting in the Air Force. Robert trained for about 13 months before he was sent to a base in Italy. From there he flew about 25 missions throughout Romania, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, and Poland before his plane was shot down in France. Robert sustained many light injuries, was helped by the French Resistance, but was captured by the Germans. He remained in German prison camp for 11 months until the war ended.
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Boring, Frank (Interviewer)
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Michigan--History, Military
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World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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2004-12-02
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Grand Valley State University
Veterans History Project Interview
World War II
Katherine Powers
Total Time – (08:00)
She was married to Thomas Powers
He served in the Navy (00:11)
He was in the Navy for three years during World War II
o He was drafted into the Navy
She was sad because he was deferred twice before he was drafted (00:40)
o He worked in the Brooklyn, New York Navy yard
She had known Thomas before he was drafted
o They had been married for nearly a year before he was drafted
Before the draft, he worked as a shipfitter (01:17)
When in the Navy, he was stationed on a carrier – USS Merrimack (01:41)
o They would pick up wounded soldiers and sailors and bring them back to
a base (02:04)
He served in France, Italy, Iceland, and maybe Germany (02:35)
o It was freezing cold in Iceland
He was able to send letters from Europe
o A lot of words were cut out of the letters (03:29)
They were censored by the government (03:36)
They would speak in code so that they could know where he was
o She did not receive as much mail when he was in Germany
He could write a letter in May and she would not get it until June
(04:31)
She worked two jobs while her husband was gone (05:00)
Women worked in many jobs when the men were gone (05:31)
Thomas had a brother in the Navy and one in the Army
He was injured by a fragment of gunpowder that hit his left eye (06:25)
o Had several minor surgeries while in the service to fix it
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Veterans History Project
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Grand Valley State University. History Department
Description
An account of the resource
The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs.
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Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
Michigan--History, Military
Oral history
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
United States--History, Military
United States. Air Force
United States. Army
United States. Navy
Veterans
Video recordings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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Smither, James
Boring, Frank
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Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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eng
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Powers, Thomas (Interview outline), 2010
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Powers, Katherine
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Katherine Powers was wife to Thomas Powers, a Navy seaman during World War II. The couple had been married for one year before Thomas was drafted to serve in Europe. While serving, Thomas worked on the USS Merrimack picking up wounded and stranded soldiers and bringing them back to a base. Katherine remembers the job market opening up for women during this time as she worked two jobs. Thomas and Katherine were able to remain in contact through letters throughout the war.
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Fata, Devon (Interviewer)
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Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
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United States. Navy
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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2010-05-31
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Grand Valley State University
Veterans' History Project
Vernon Powers
World War II
52 minutes 56 seconds
(00:00:26) Early Life
-Born in Dyersburg, Tennessee in (circa) 1925
-Moved to Missouri when he was six or seven years old
-Lived there until he was 14 years old
-He was one of ten children
-Six boys and four girls in his family
-Father chopped trees for a living until he was no longer physically able to
-Moved to Hart, Michigan when he was 14 years old
-Picked cherries in the summer
-Family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan when he was 16 years old
-Worked in restaurants bussing tables and waiting tables
-Spent a lot of his time growing up working because his father was no longer able to
work
(00:02:43) Getting Drafted
-Got drafted when he was 18 years old
-Expected it
-Older brothers were already in the military
-Four of his brothers served during the war
-Went to Fort Sheridan, Illinois for processing
-Went there by train
-Family saw him off at the train station in Grand Rapids
(00:04:32) Basic Training
-Sent to Camp Roberts, California for basic training
-Remembers going on a 25 mile hike while carrying a 60 pound backpack
-Hiked up hills
-Men from the city had a hard time with that
-He adjusted well to the physical training
-Had no problems with discipline in the Army
-Began his basic training in either late 1943 or early 1944
-Received his draft notice on December 18, 1943
-Initially assigned to field artillery during basic training
(00:06:50) Armored Infantry Training
-Sent to Camp Bowie, Texas and was reassigned to the armored infantry
-Learned how to drive tanks and 6x6 trucks
-A lot of the men didn't know how to drive
-Especially the men that came from cities
-He started driving when he was 12 years old, so driving tanks and trucks came
easy
(00:08:38) Deployment to the European Theatre
�-Went to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey to board a ship
-Note: Most likely part of the 13th Armored Division
-Set sail in December 1944
-Atlantic Ocean was rough during the winter
-A lot of the men on board got seasick, but he didn't
-Attributes part of that to having a bottom bunk
-Landed at Le Havre, France [January 1945]
(00:10:29) Advancing through Europe
-As soon as the unit was assembled they began moving inland toward Germany
-Passed through France and into the Ruhr Valley in Germany
-Found the Germans he met to be friendlier than the French he met
-First combat he experienced was around Metz, France [note: Metz itself was taken in
late 1944, but there were still Germans nearby in Alsace]
-Traveled on half-tracks or in tanks when they weren't in combat
-He was a scout in his unit
-Went up ahead of the main force to see if there were any Germans ahead of them
-Usually walked about 300 yards ahead of the unit
-Slept on the ground most nights, but slept on, or in, vehicles when he could
-Suffered frostbite on his fingers and toes
-There was a lot of combat in the Ruhr Valley
-Eventually reached Berchtesgaden, Germany at the end of the war
-Germans were in full retreat across Europe when his unit arrived
-Still encountered pockets of resistance though
-In Simbach am Inn, Germany they found a building filled with women from all over
Europe
-Had been selected to breed with SS soldiers to raise an Aryan army
-Friend was wounded by artillery and Vernon pulled him to safety
-Had to do house to house searches as they advanced through Germany
-Never knew what to expect when they entered a building
-Some men would go into the house while others stood guard
-Routinely found dead civilians and dead soldiers
-Killed from the concussions from artillery shells and bombs
-Artillery would shell an area about ten minutes before the infantry entered the area
-Captured quite a few German soldiers near the end of the war
-Happy to surrender
-Friendly toward their American captors
-Worst fighting he saw was in the Ruhr Valley
-Couldn't dig in, just had to keep advancing against the Germans
-Used the tanks and other armored vehicles as moving protection
(00:20:14) Food
-Usually ate C Rations
-Cans of pork & beans, or spam
-Got K Rations later in the war
-Better than C Rations, but not as good as a hot meal
-Always looked forward to getting a hot meal
-Remembers being promised a hot meal one night
�-German plane bombed their mess truck ending hopes for that
-Fortunately no one was killed
-Ate when they could
-Sometimes they didn't have enough rations, so they were just given a large chunk of
cheese
(00:22:12) Contact with Home
-Received letters from his girlfriend who would become his wife
-Received letters from his mother
-Smoked cigars and got two big boxes of cigars from home
-Shared all of his cigars, save for one, with the men in his unit
(00:23:04) Living Conditions Pt. 1
-Could only smoke when they weren't near German positions
-Fear that the Germans might see the ember from a cigarette
-Not allowed to make fires at night
-Girlfriend sent him a flameless lighter
(00:23:53) Veterans' Activities Pt. 1
-Regularly drinks coffee with other WWII veterans at the Peppermill Grill in Standale,
Michigan
-Went on the Talons Out Honor Flight to Washington D.C.
(00:25:27) Morale & Discipline Pt. 1
-Had a good relationship with most of the men in his unit
-Everybody in his unit was ready to fight
-He felt like the war was a job that had to be done
-Believed that it was a worthy cause to stop Nazism
-Never felt scared
(00:26:55) Visiting Paris
-Visited Paris with his squad after the war in Europe was over
-Had won $400 playing poker on the voyage over to Europe
-Shared his money with his squadmates
-Only had $20 left at the end of that trip
-Visited the local bars
-First time they really got to drink since they had arrived in Europe
-Only time they drank in the field was if they found a single bottle
of wine
(00:28:04) Discipline Pt. 2
-Allowed to take food and alcohol from abandoned houses
-He never took any personal possessions from abandoned houses
-Doesn't remember anyone else in his unit doing that either
(00:29:02) Downtime & Living Conditions Pt. 2
-Didn't have much downtime as they advanced across Europe
-Either walking, sleeping, or fighting
-Traveled on foot most of the time and rode in vehicles when he had the chance
-Slept in a barn in France for a little while before they entered Germany
-After that he slept out in the open until the war was over
-Moved too fast and didn't stop long enough for performers from the USO to catch up
-Didn't really have downtime until the end of the war
�(00:30:37) End of the War Pt. 1
-Reached Berchtesgaden, Germany at the end of the war
-Town was in the mountains and you could see the countryside around the town
-Army thought Hitler had retreated to his mountaintop fortress, the Eagle's Nest
-Found a ballroom in Berchtesgaden with a huge tunnel in the basement
-Looked like the tunnel went toward Switzerland
-Town was abandoned and littered with German military supplies
-Looked like the Germans had fled the town in a hurry
-Rode a BMW motorcycle down the mountain
-Bailed off it before it went tumbling down the mountainside
-Forgot how to use the brakes
(00:32:28) Getting Wounded & Taking Casualties
-Took shrapnel in his head
-Frostbitten fingers and toes
-Took shrapnel in his neck and leg while carrying his friend to safety in Simbach am Inn
-Never sought out treatment for his wounds
-Remembers setting off the metal detector in Grand Rapids City Hall due to shrapnel in
his head
-Could have gone to a medic, but didn't feel his wounds were serious enough for
treatment
-Just held his hand on the wounds until they stopped bleeding
-Lost four men from his squad
(00:36:07) End of the War Pt. 2
-Returned to Simbach am Inn, Germany then to Braunau am Inn, Austria across the river
-Braunau am Inn: Hitler's birthplace
-Found women being held in a building in Simbach
-Being held there to breed with SS soldiers to breed an Aryan army
-In Berchtesgaden when they heard about Victory in Europe Day (May 8, 1945)
-Moved to Simbach after VE Day
-Conducted patrols for one month
-Went deer hunting
-German woman cooked the meat for them
-Stayed in a home in Simbach
-Shared it with the Germans that lived there
-Soviets were advancing from the east
-Didn't encounter any civilians fleeing the Soviets
(00:38:57) Coming Home
-Had to wait for a ship to come into Le Havre, France
-Drove back up to Le Havre, France
-Waited a couple weeks there for the ship to arrive
-Stopped in Paris en route to Le Havre
-Slept on cots in a tent in summer 1945
-Eventually boarded the ship and returned to the U.S.
-Most likely in July 1945
-Better voyage because it was a larger, English ship
-Landed back at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
�-Served a huge steak
-Couldn't even finish it because he was so used to meager meals
-Got a quart of fresh milk
(00:43:05) End of War Pt. 3 & End of Service
-Planned on being sent to California to be sent to invade Japan
-Unit was going to land at Tokyo
-Went home on leave for 45 days
-Home on leave when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in August 1945
-Married August 26, 1945
-Went to California to complete his service
-Note: If part of the 13th Armored Division then it would have been Camp
Cook
-Stayed in shape by playing baseball and going on hikes
-Got to sleep in cots and have hot meals
-Returned to Fort Sheridan, Illinois and got discharged on April 20, 1946
-Rode a train back to Grand Rapids, Michigan
(00:46:03) Veterans' Activities Pt. 2
-Joined the American Legion
-Used to attend meetings
-Served as the sergeant of arms for one year at the post in Marne, Michigan
-Donated his uniform to the American Legion Hall in Marne
(00:47:16) Readjusting to Civilian Life
-Had bad dreams when he came home
-Didn't go to a doctor for it
-Just waited for them to go away
-Had one son after the war
(00:49:00) Reflections on Service
-Great experience
-Helped him mature
-Went in a rough teenager and came out a more reserved adult
-Spent two and a half years of his life in the service
-Learned how to be independent
-Older brothers came home alive and well
�
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Veterans History Project
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Grand Valley State University. History Department
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The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs.
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1914-
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Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
Michigan--History, Military
Oral history
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
United States--History, Military
United States. Air Force
United States. Army
United States. Navy
Veterans
Video recordings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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Smither, James
Boring, Frank
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Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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RHC-27
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eng
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a>
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Title
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Powers, Vernon Porter (Interview outline and video), 2015
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2015-11-22
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Vernon Powers was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee in (circa) 1925, but his family eventually settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was drafted on December 18, 1943 and was processed at Fort Sheridan, Illinois before going to Camp Roberts, California for basic training. He went to Camp Bowie, Texas for armored infantry training before deploying for Europe out of Camp Kilmer, New Jersey in December 1944 (or January 1945) most likely part of the 13th Armored Division. His unit landed in Le Havre, France then moved through Europe, seeing action in Metz, France and fighting in the Ruhr Valley, Germany. His unit advanced through Germany seeing final action in Simbach am Inn, Germany and entering Berchtesgaden, Germany on Victory in Europe Day (May 8, 1945). They patrolled the area around Simbach am Inn before returning to Le Havre, France to take a ship back to the United States. He was on leave when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan and the war came to an end. He was stationed in California until he returned to Fort Sheridan, Illinois to be discharged on April 20, 1946.
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Powers, Vernon Porter
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Moore, Deb (Interviewer)
Subject
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Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Veterans
Video recordings
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
United States. Army
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Text
Moving Image
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Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
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video/x-m4v
application/pdf
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
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Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Identifier
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RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Identifier
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Merrill_FilmPacks_7_003
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1937-04-05
Title
A name given to the resource
Pozzuoli Amphitheater Interior
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of a northeast view of the Pozzuoli Amphitheater interior. A building is visible in the background.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Archaeology
Archaeological sites
Italy
Pozzuoli (Italy)
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
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image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
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Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Identifier
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Merrill_LS00350
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1937
Title
A name given to the resource
Pozzuoli Amphitheatre
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white lantern slide of an aerial view of the Flavian Amphitheatre in Pozzuoli, Italy. Serie Artistica No. 40699
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lantern slides
Pozzuoli (Italy)
Ruins
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
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image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Identifier
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Merrill_FilmPacks_7_004
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1937-04-05
Title
A name given to the resource
Pozzuoli Serapeum
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of a southwest view of the Pozzuoli Serapeum ruins. Columns in the middle of a lake are visible in the center of the image with a building in the background.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Archaeology
Archaeological sites
Italy
Pozzuoli (Italy)
Temple of Serapis (Pozzuoli, Italy)
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Robert H. Merrill photographs
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909/1950
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RHC-222
Description
An account of the resource
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Identifier
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Merrill_EastmanAlbum_1_1909_017
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909-07-04
Title
A name given to the resource
Practical Science Lab, Toronto University
Description
An account of the resource
Black and white photograph of the Practical Science Lab building at Toronto University.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Ontario
Toronto (Ont.)
Toronto University
Source
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Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Rights
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In Copyright
Type
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Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpg
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
-
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PDF Text
Text
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Title
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Incunabula
Description
An account of the resource
The term incunabula refers to books printed between 1450 and 1500, approximately the first fifty years following the invention, by Johann Gutenberg of Mainz, of printing from moveable type. Our collection includes over 200 volumes and numerous unbound leaves from books printed during this period.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1450/1500
Source
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Incunabula Collection (DC-03)
Rights
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United </a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Incunabula
Printing 1450-1500
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-03
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
text
Language
A language of the resource
eng
it
la
nl
de
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Praeceptorium divinae legis, sive Expositio decalogi [folium 131]
Identifier
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DC-03_131Nider1478
Creator
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Nider, Johannes
Description
An account of the resource
One leaf from Praeceptorium divinae legis, sive Expositio decalogi by Johannes Nider. Printed in Reutlingen by Michael Greyff not after 1478. Illustrated with red rubricated initials. [GW M26936; ISTC in00203000]
Publisher
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Reutlingen: Michael Greyff
Subject
The topic of the resource
Incunabula
Printing 1450-1500
Language
A language of the resource
la
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1478
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Seidman Rare Books Collection
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
-
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PDF Text
Text
�
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Incunabula
Description
An account of the resource
The term incunabula refers to books printed between 1450 and 1500, approximately the first fifty years following the invention, by Johann Gutenberg of Mainz, of printing from moveable type. Our collection includes over 200 volumes and numerous unbound leaves from books printed during this period.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1450/1500
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Incunabula Collection (DC-03)
Rights
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United </a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Incunabula
Printing 1450-1500
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-03
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
text
Language
A language of the resource
eng
it
la
nl
de
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Praeceptorium divinae legis, sive Expositio decalogi [folium 146]
Identifier
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DC-03_146Nider1476
Creator
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Nider, Johannes
Description
An account of the resource
One leaf from Praeceptorium divinae legis, sive Expositio decalogi by Johannes Nider. Printed in Strassburg by Georg Husner on February 13, 1476. Illsutrated with red rubricated initals. [GW M26941; ISTC in00200000]
Publisher
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Strassburg: Georg Husner
Subject
The topic of the resource
Incunabula
Printing 1450-1500
Language
A language of the resource
la
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1476
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Seidman Rare Books Collection
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
-
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PDF Text
Text
�
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Incunabula
Description
An account of the resource
The term incunabula refers to books printed between 1450 and 1500, approximately the first fifty years following the invention, by Johann Gutenberg of Mainz, of printing from moveable type. Our collection includes over 200 volumes and numerous unbound leaves from books printed during this period.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1450/1500
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Incunabula Collection (DC-03)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United </a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Incunabula
Printing 1450-1500
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-03
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
text
Language
A language of the resource
eng
it
la
nl
de
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Praeceptorium divinae legis, sive Expositio decalogi [folium 63]
Identifier
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DC-03_063Nider1479
Creator
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Nider, Johannes
Description
An account of the resource
One leaf of Praeceptorium divinae legis, sive Expositio decalogi by Johannes Nider. Printed in Augsburg by Johann Wiener in 1479. [GW M26909; ISTC in00202000]
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Augsburg: Johann Wiener
Subject
The topic of the resource
Incunabula
Printing 1450-1500
Language
A language of the resource
la
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1479
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Seidman Rare Books Collection
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text