881 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/573e169befc8ee9219219ab82d970220.jpg 58e7385c939125a882482754f106325a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-6_003 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-21 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico returning from horse-back ride from round-up along north limit of Crowfoot Ranch, no regular trail--panorama from line fence post upper mesa cliff station Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b2f6ab1e01a31c59d9ed2b0681a91276.jpg 07705687e8a8a479fc591e8a10b37550 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-6_004 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-21 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico returning from horse-back ride from round-up along north limit of Crowfoot Ranch, no regular trail--panorama from line fence post upper mesa cliff station Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/074ef0d60e777ad68bb1ba2823053639.jpg e2bc447f01054839ce7a3c24e77f8e9f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-6_005 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-21 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico returning from horse-back ride from round-up along north limit of Crowfoot Ranch, no regular trail--panorama from line fence post upper mesa cliff station Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/55b426d3ed458386fabefc2cf692ffe4.jpg fd3847d47406727e3bd0a9e968a3e306 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-6_006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-21 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico returning from horse-back ride from round-up along north limit of Crowfoot Ranch, no regular trail--panorama from line fence post upper mesa cliff station Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ba8d970090f1d452ebf526cade4c1ff4.jpg a87944b30815f603162064f1f770a12e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-7_001 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-23 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: Main quarry of buffalo bone pit, looking southwest. A man is visible standing in the middle of the quarry. Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e1a7e719e7ea00b7834884fe1a9e5107.jpg 6ff759f44c9a359a686a2052b893e2d5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-7_002 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-23 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: Lower hearths looking northwest. A man is visible squatting in the middle of the Lower hearths. Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching Geology 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5cef4dbcf9a0f52d4e5da414326fda45.jpg 85cebb290d0cb90697dce6ee113286e3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-7_004 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-27 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: Looking west up Wild Horse Arroya Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/0fbc2e614bc74e5f9da78f4a4181449e.jpg b4dd912fc9606574005bba61747f7bf4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-7_005 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-27 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: Looking west up Wild Horse Arroya from back of station #6 Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1c40d19c0491e7640cc3694881991b58.jpg e47f9f6406616fccab985d969f2b40ab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-8_001 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-30 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: From junction of Cimarron River and Wild Horse Arroyo looking west Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/494f604fd516037ad4da30e657d4907f.jpg 1f33b066f90bc921af4de4671b1cb17d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-8_002 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-30 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: From junction of Cimarron River and Wild Horse Arroyo looking northwest, range pole same as in #1, and about west Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6a60cf13e2dee611c294e97766f7addd.jpg 3c3b80e5bbb9145602ca5601c9d817c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-8_003 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-30 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: Junction of north branch and Wild Horse Arroyo W from hill Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/2eb5c1866973bfcf166c2ff89bd12758.jpg 7e13b546cc75654f5ca074a042befa52 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-8_004 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-30 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: same site of hearths 1,2&3 looking south from a hill-top Subject The topic of the resource New Mexico Landscapes Ranching 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f1b2153804d44568c51d4db792848156.jpg 5e70d821fa7a4f6930d9ff8d7eed05f1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-8_005 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-30 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: Bone pit main excavation looking north. An automobile is visible in the background. Subject The topic of the resource Excavation New Mexico Archaeology 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 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 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b7c204dd1633a49c08c8b0491e0c5c34.jpg 8bf22dd832128b2176837e3c4494b29a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_1931-8_006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-07-30 Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker Ranch, Folsom Description An account of the resource Shoemaker Ranch near Folsom, New Mexico: Bone pit main excavation looking east down Wild Horse Arroyo Subject The topic of the resource Excavation New Mexico Archaeology Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Robert H. 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Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/78a192e9a7c04c81e934a4384be06346.m4v b37326276a5013519744345637e78ace https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/893a9af2bd5e712b55f9efff0c1b9605.pdf 22af97059090dd58c50626106d51bc18 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Eugene Shoemaker Length: 37:31 (00:25) Background Information     Eugene was born in Byron Center, Michigan in 1927, where he grew up and went to high school He had 4 sisters, his father drove trucks and mother worked in Grandville Eugene had been hoping the war would be over by the time he was drafted After high school he worked for about a year on his grandfather’s farm, but was not able to get deferment from the draft (2:50) Moving Around  Eugene was sent to Fort Sheridan in Illinois, but then shortly moved to Fort Montgomery in Alabama  They took a day long train ride and it was the first train he had ever been on  He was given a physical and took many written exams so that they could determine where they would be placing him  Eugene was in Alabama for only 1 week receiving shots and was then sent to New York, and then Massachusetts  He never went through any real training and was just being sent from one place to another (6:45) Iceland  Finally in November of 1945 Eugene took a plane to Iceland, which seemed like it was about to break down for the whole flight  They needed typists in Iceland and Eugene had learned how to type in high school  He first worked on files for enlisted men and then began on payroll  Eugene later worked in special services, running the camp newspaper for about 8 months  They were staying in Reykjavik, which was a refueling base for aircraft crossing to ocean to Europe and back  There were only 2 permanent aircraft on the base; a B-17 rescue plane and another that was used for training pilots  There were many ground personnel, engineers, and servicemen for the planes that were constantly stopping in (10:15) Working in Iceland  It was always between 20-50 degrees and for some reason crops grew very quickly there  Eugene stayed in the same place the whole time while in Iceland �    He helped print the history of the Army in Iceland while he was there and there was usually not much to report in the camp newsletter They had a Class-A pass, meaning Monday through Friday they had to work 8-4, and then once they were finished they were free to do as they please There was not much to do on the time off and only one bar in town that the Americans could go to because the civilians did not like them There were never any emergencies or high alert situations (16:50) Scenery  Eugene and others were able to take plane trips to fly over the North Pole in B-17s  They just crossed over the area, which was covered with ice and did not have much else to see  Trees would generally not grow in Iceland; many claimed the Vikings had cut them all down for lumber and they would just never grow back  There was much beautiful greenery and flowers, hot springs in the country, and only 1 road going through it all  All the towns ran off the hot springs, but their base used gasoline  They ate their own C-rations, not the local food (22:40) Leaving Iceland  Eugene was in Iceland through August of 1946; he was no longer needed once the war was over  There was also a British base near theirs, where the men went a little crazy when they heard the news of the war’s end and the Americans had to go over there to settle them down  Eugene was sent to Springfield, Massachusetts and then transferred to the 1386 Air Force Unit before he discharged soon after  He moved back to Michigan and began working at a factory for about 20 years and then got into construction  Being in the service was an experience that Eugene learned a lot from, but he would never do it again or recommend it to anyone else (28:30) Cigarettes and Paris  The men all received a certain amount of cigarettes each month, but Eugene did not smoke so he would trade his  At one point they had to take a plane to Paris to drop off cigarettes to the service men staying there  The men were all waiting for them when they arrived and they really wanted their cigarettes �  Eugene and a few others stayed in Paris for a week and were able to go sight seeing The French people were nice to them, but Eugene suspected they just wanted cigarettes � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 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. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ShoemakerE Title A name given to the resource Shoemaker, Eugene (Interview outline and video), 2009 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shoemaker, Eugene Description An account of the resource Eugene Shoemaker was born in Byron Center, Michigan in 1927 and was drafted into the in 1945. He was sent to many different states and took many tests before they could decide what they would be doing with him. In November of 1945, Eugene was flown to Iceland, without having any training at all. He had learned how to type in high school and they needed typists at the base, which was used or refueling aircraft to and from Europe. Eugene worked in Iceland thought August of 1946 and learned a lot from his experience in the service, but would not recommend it to anyone. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource 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. 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Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f696f97b19466e4cda6ce62e18c65b97.m4v 9515785b6fa6b87a4b3b91c19a245f87 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/483a513152532347f43a364c5e770afe.pdf b351ddf5ec2ffa84bb899c323d15da42 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Veteran: Roy Shoemaker Jr. Interviewer: James Smither Transcribed by Rebecca Doran Interview length: 47:28 [0.00] James Smither: We‟re talking today with Roy Shoemaker Jr. of Benton Harbor, MI. The interviewer is James Smither of the Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project. Okay, Roy start us off with some background on yourself, and to begin with where and when you were born? Roy Shoemaker Jr.: I was born in Benton Harbor, MI. April 3, 1930. Supposedly one of the largest babies ever born in this county at this time. JS: Well, how tall did you end up being? RS: I ended up being 6‟ 5.5”. JS: Okay! RS: As of right now, 6‟ 5.5”. And went through the Benton Harbor school system. JS: What did your family do for a living when you were a kid? RS: My father worked on a WPA. At that time, we lived on 9th Street in Benton Harbor in the Flats Area. And I‟d like to clarify something on that: they always said that was an allblack area, but it wasn‟t. It was German. It was Polish. It was Black. It was Chinese. It was everything. The only thing we had in common, was that we, most of us, were all poor. JS: How long had your family been in Michigan? RS: All the time. My mother was from Kingston, Jamaica. The rest of the family lived in Michigan the whole time. JS: Because there was a black population here going back before the Civil War. RS: Well, yeah, right. My immediate family was from here. JS: Now, your father worked for the WPA, and that was sort of public works projects. Did he have any special skills? �RS: Yes, he did. He was a mason. If you see all these bricks in Benton Harbor on Colfax Avenue, he laid a majority. He was considered one of the best masons in this area at the time. That‟s what he did for a living. And later he continued his skills in Chicago and was very instrumental, and also working in the prisons to help people learn the skills so they could come out and be productive citizens. JS: What was life like here during World War II, because you were a kid then? RS: As a kid, it was really wonderful. As I say, I‟m strictly from Benton Harbor. We had…a majority of people didn‟t have a lot of money. We had respect for our neighbors. We used to all look out for each other. In the summertime, we‟d get on the truck and go out and pick berries as a family and make money. Whatever we could do as a family, we did, and proudly so. As I look back, I think, this was quite a thing, very important. And, we rented. I remember when the rent on 9th Street was $12.00 a month, and an increase of 50 cents would almost put you out on the street. We had outdoor plumbing, the outhouse was out in the yard. We had kerosene lamps. We had coal from Consumers Coal Company. These were the facilities that we lived in. The one thing we had was a lot of respect for each other and a lot of comradery among the people regardless of the ethnic background. JS: As things kind of ramped up during World War II, and the war got going, there was more industry. Were there more jobs then? RS: Yes. At that time, we had [unintelligible] we had auto specialties, we had Whirlpool, then known as 1900. We had numerous places for people to come. I remember the people from the Southern states migrated to this area because of the job market and it was skills they could take part in. And the community began to grow accordingly because of that. They turned out to be very excellent citizens of the community, and they‟re still here. I‟m one of the older ones right now. But we‟re still in existence and very proud of our backgrounds. JS: Did you finish high school? RS: Yes, I did. I went to Benton Harbor High School. I got out in May of 1948; I got out two months after my 18th birthday. JS: What did you do after you graduated? RS: After I graduated, I went over to work at the Witt Hotel. And then I tried to get into Whirlpool, and it was known as 1900 at the time. I kept going there, and manager kept saying, “We‟re not hiring,” but they were hiring. “We‟re not hiring,” but they were hiring. I had an uncle who was a podiatrist in Canada who had gone to school with one of the �gentlemen at Whirlpool. And he told me to go over there and tell them that your uncle and he said he‟ll see what he could do. So, I went over there, and they hired me at Whirlpool as a material handler. And it was really funny because this gentleman who kept telling me there was no job, he said his daughter just graduated and she‟s having a hard time... We‟re just poor people, and we respect…. But in any event, after 30 days, you go down to get your insurance. When I went down to get my insurance, this gentleman said, “Sorry. We still don‟t have a job.” I said, “Oh no. I‟ve come to get my insurance. I work here now.” And that‟s when I started at Whirlpool. Then I went into the machine shop: putting the cartons together and what have you. I stayed there for 9 ½ years. I was recommended for a promotion to a foreman position in the ___ area by two very fine gentlemen that I worked with. Apparently, there was a color factor involved. They said they just couldn‟t do it. And one of the gentlemen that was a real high official there said when one of his men could recommend someone, he didn‟t want any part of it. He wanted to have respect for these guys to this day. I didn‟t think in terms…because we never talked prejudices. We‟re just poor people and this was a gift in a sense. But a lot of fond memories. But I did work at Whirlpool for 9 ½ years, and then I went into the line, into the trial lines and so forth. I made good money. And then I went into welding. So, I did a number of things that enhanced my way of living. [6:59] JS: That‟s getting ahead of ourselves here in the story a bit, so we‟ll kind of go back. That‟s fine. It works. It‟s just my job to kind of put things in order. But basically, after high school…so were you working at Whirlpool before you went into the service? RS: That is correct. JS: Okay. And then how did you end up in the service? RS: Well, when I went, I wound up leaving here, and I went to Fort Custer, first. JS: But were you drafted or did you enlist? RS: I was drafted. JS: And when did you get the draft notice? RS: I got that in…let‟s see…it would be…about the latter part of… JS: 1950? RS: 1950, yeah. �JS: So, you get that but you don‟t have to report for training right away? RS: Right. They told me I was classified as I-A. JS: And of course, the Korean War, it started a couple of months earlier, so it‟s quite possible that Uncle Sam‟s gonna need you. So when do you actually report for duty? RS: Well, on March 3, actually, I received a letter that there was a contingent to meet at the local YMCA. 41 people, 41 of us. And I don‟t know why, but for some reason it said that you were going to be the group leader of that group. They never could explain that. And that consisted of several black fellows and white fellows. Most of us knew each other. You‟re going to get your meal tickets and what have you when you get to your destination. You give them to the gentleman and they take care of your needs before they dismiss you to other areas. I guess this was my first “goof” with the army. Because they gave me 41 meal tickets, and the bus driver pulled into Schuler‟s, and you know what Schuler‟s is. I‟d never been in a Schuler‟s…couldn‟t afford to go into places like that. And we pulled into a Schuler‟s Restaurant – the bus driver did – and he said maybe we should get some candy or something because some of these guys are feeling bad, they‟re going into the Army now. We went in, and Win Schuler came out and he said, “Hi! We‟re all ready for you.” I said, “I beg your pardon?” He said, “They‟re all ready for you.” I said, “Ready for what?” “Your meals are all set. They‟re all set up for you. 41 of you, right?” I said, “Yeah, there‟s 41.” We had the best meal we could ever want again. It was unbelievable! Didn‟t think anything of it because they told me to give them when we get to Detroit. And he said, “No, no, no. It‟s all set up!” Well I found I made a big mistake because when we got to Detroit – and this again is where I first noticed a difference – they took the white fellows to a hotel downtown called Kelly‟s, and they took us to a very prominent hotel – the Carlton Plaza Hotel in Detroit. And the manager said, “I‟d like the meal tickets.” I said, “I don‟t have any meal tickets.” He said, “What do you mean?” I said, “We ate at a place called Schuler‟s. They told us they would….” He was livid. So, he said, “I‟m gonna call the, down to Eights Army headquarters down in Detroit.” And this gentleman came up to me – I‟m shaking in my boots – and he said, “I‟m going to deduct this from your pay!” I thought, this is going to take a long time to pay for the meals. He said, “I‟m going to deduct this from your pay.” And I said, “We told them….” He said, “That‟s all right.” So, they gave me more tickets. Because I guess I had covered both places. So, when we got to this Carlton Plaza, the food that we received was nothing like what we would have had at the other place. It wouldn‟t have made too much difference to us because we had dinner, we were satisfied. Then what happened right after that, the guys come up to me, they said: “Roy, we don‟t have any beds!” I said, “What do you mean you don‟t have any beds?” “There are no beds in here.” I said, “There‟s got to be beds in here!” Well, see, that shows you how little we knew. They had the beds that came down from the wall. So, there were a lot of things that were comical, yet very memorable because a lot of people were affected by it. �[11:42] JS: Now, you spend the night in Detroit. What did they do with you the next day? RS: Then the next day they started sending us out. And when they sent us, they sent a contingent of us to Fort Custer to Battle Creek to the reception center. We got there, and of course they checked us to make sure we didn‟t have any booze and all these different things. They put us in some of the Quonset Huts as groups, some in other places, but we don‟t know where, they dispersed them quite well. So, I went to Fort Hood, I mean, not Fort Hood, Camp Custer in Battle Creek. JS: And then that point, did you do your training there? Or just processing? RS: Just processing. And that was the thing, they put me in charge of contingent, trying to, like if they made a mistake, guys had to do…. And I said, hey, we don‟t need to do that… we can work out, we had a good group of people there. And then they started shipping people – sending some to Alaska, some to Germany. Finally, they told me they I was going to Fort Hood, Texas, to activate the 1st Armored Division. JS: But at this point, had you not actually had any Army Basic Training yet? RS: No. JS: They‟re not teaching you to march or anything? RS: No. I mean, you have to march, but that‟s about all. JS: But just to go eat? RS: Yeah. Because they were just trying to figure out where they were sending people. JS: So, how do they get you to Fort Hood? RS: They did that by train. We got on the train, and I had never been on a train before. And we started going through these various towns and I saw some of the things I had heard about but had never seen about the white, the black. It was quite a shock to my system. But these were things I had never been exposed to because I‟d been in the North so-called area where these things don‟t happen. But that‟s what it was when we got there. And we got to Fort Hood, Texas and that became a surprise too. JS: Okay, so what happens once you arrive there? �RS: Fort Hood, Texas was a segregated camp In fact, there it was not an integrated camp. All the blacks were put in the barracks in one place. Eddie Fisher was there at the time; he was in D Company, we became good friends. These are things that people don‟t…this was 1950. The whole camp was completely segregated. As I said, the term Segregation had never really entered my mind, but now, later, we learned that that happened. But they put us in the barracks, and Eddie Fisher was down…. We all went to the same dining room; we ate together. But when it came to living conditions, we went to an all-black group, and they went. I was in the 16th Armored Unit [Engineer Battalion], Bridge Company. Our job was to build these pontoon bridges and such so that trucks could roll across. Interesting. It was really an enjoyable experience. [14:38] JS: Do you start to get Army Basic Training now? RS: Yes. JS: What did that training consist of? RS: The infiltration course, the entire... all of that you had to go through. The marching. The different exercises: we had Operation Longhorn…. And we would go out, get up at five in the morning, and go for miles and do various things. And of course, us being a Bridge Company, we would go out with these big pontoons on Brockway trucks and rode „em and made bridges for any vehicle in the Army to go over. JS: Now sometimes with engineer units, they give people assignments in part because of their size. Did you certain jobs because you were so tall? RS: Not there. Not there. Because I enjoyed it, and this was quite a thing. What we were doing, it was a good an experience. It was amazing to think that you could do this, and accommodate some of the materials that we had at our service. And we did this in complete darkness. We‟d be out there going across some place. And one guy‟d have these big pins to put into the pontoon to hold the pontoon so they‟d come through. And at that time, they did apparently have it in mind, because they sent me to an NCO Academy. [shows pictures to interviewer off screen] So they sent me to an NCO Academy, and then told me they were considering to make me a cadre because of my ability to get along with people. JS: And explain for people who don‟t know, if you‟re in a cadre, what does that mean? RS: Cadre means you work with the troops. You march them. You do the various details that they need to become familiar with. JS: So you‟re part of the unit‟s staff, the regular staff for training the other guys? �RS: Right! President Eisenhower issues a statement saying that all enlisted men will serve overseas. That‟s how I got overseas. JS: You were talking about how the barracks on the base were segregated, but the units themselves were integrated? RS: That‟s right. JS: So, you had white and black guys working together in the companies. RS: Well, yes. Normally that would be the case. It wasn‟t that the soldiers themselves couldn‟t understand it, because there were a lot of people from the North who hadn‟t been experienced with this type of thing,, and they said “What do you mean, this thing with black…”. But it was something that was very noticeable to others because they‟d always associated with other people. And we had this Operation Longhorn, and this was where the problem was solved. And a lady by the name of Anna Rosenburg, who was assistant secretary of defense to President Eisenhower came down to Operation Longhorn, and she saw the blacks in one stairway, took all the people who were so called misfits, part upstairs and part down, and she wanted to know what was going on. And they told her. And she said, I‟m going back and every camp would be be integrated, and they did. Now a lot of people don‟t know this, but I have a young lady who goes to our church and I told her she made a review, she found out Anna Rosenburg, and I‟ve never heard from her again. So, she said this shouldn‟t exist.But we‟d‟a had no problems… [18:30] JS: So, when you first started the company you were assigned to, was that all black except for the officers? RS: No, we had black officers. All black. A black officer: Captain Prior. He was fantastic. All the officers were black. And, of course, when we‟d go from parade, march and review, we were good, we had a sharp group because we‟d go hard. We were good and we knew it. And we were always complimented very well for that. JS: And then the drill sergeants and trainers, were they a mix of people? RS: No. In this case, they were all black also. Later, of course, we did have white officers, and they were really quite friendly to talk with, but as far as living together, it didn‟t happen. �JS: Did stuff change while you were at Fort Hood? Did they start to integrate the units after Ms. Rosenburg visited? RS: It did. But I was sent overseas before…. We didn‟t think much of it because we‟d always go back and talk to our friends; we‟d go to the cafeteria, white and….and later I guess it did change. JS: When do you find out you‟re going to go overseas? RS: Well, I have to get the exact month, but when they called in, they called in different groups, they said to one you‟re going to Hawaii. I‟m going to Germany. Another one said, “I‟m going to Alaska,” just like they were at the reception center. I got a thing that says you‟re going to Operation Evil. I beg your pardon? Err, you‟re going to California, Camp Stoneman. I got down there, I got assigned to my seat and it says on my bag: Operation Evil. And I figured there‟s only one place where that could be, and that was Korea. JS: Operation? RS: EVIL. That‟s just what they put on the tag. So, I figured that has to be pretty plain. JS: So, basically this would have been the middle of 1952 by this time? RS: Right. JS: Before we go on with the story, to back up a little, while you were at Fort Hood, did you go off base at all? RS: Oh yes. In fact, I used to, there was…Sinbad‟s father, you‟ve heard of Sinbad, his father, we all grew up together, Sinbad and I, some of us used to view for colonel‟s orderly, we‟d look sharp so we‟d get a three-day pass. We‟d go to Waco, Texas. We‟d go to Temple. We‟d go to a number of places even though they were segregated. As a matter of fact, I had to ride in the back of a bus with my uniform on. This was something I‟d never done on any bus. But I had to ride on the back of a bus with my uniform on, yes. [21:50] JS: Were there sometimes problems when people left the base? Would they get in trouble for going to the wrong place or would they behave themselves? RS: No, most of them did. I and Sinbad and some others went to this went to this college that was all black. Louis Armstrong was going to be at this big club in Austin, �Texas. It had all races there. We went to the dean to ask if they could let us bring some of the young ladies with us to go to the base. And they did. They said, “No drinking,” because you know how that goes. So, we all went to the Louis Armstrong down in Austin, Texas, and of course it had all races in there. And we went to the dean and asked if we could bring some of the young ladies with us to go to the place, and they said yes, but no drinking in there, and of course you know how that goes. So we all went to the Louis Armstrong down in Austin Texas in the big building that they have there. The whites went throughout, everybody was having a good time. And when we went back down to sit, we went over there, you went over here. Afterwards, there was a place called The Black Cat, which was a restaurant. We all, a lot of us from our group went there, and some whites came in and people said they couldn‟t stay. The police came and took them out. They said, “What do you mean?” They said, “You can‟t stay here. This is for blacks.” I said, “Well hey, I‟m from the North.” They said, “I don‟t care where you‟re from.” So that was the only thing. Other than that, I didn‟t see a whole lot of trouble. JS: To move back in the story, it‟s 1952. You get your orders overseas. You go to Camp Stoneman. Is that another train ride? RS: Yes, that was another train ride. JS: And once you got to Camp Stoneman, what happens? RS: At Camp Stoneman, that‟s when we went out via boat to Pusan. JS: What kind of ship were you on? RS: I have a picture. The U.S. Weigu. JS: Was that like a World War II vintage transport, probably? RS: I would imagine so. JS: It was probably a Victory Ship or something like that. About how many people do you think were on the ship? RS: Oh boy. It was loaded. It was really loaded. Lots of my old friends that came in from different areas, some I‟d seen in different places before that. Several of them from Benton Harbor. There must have been 20 from Benton Harbor. [24:26] JS: So, what was that sea voyage like? �RS: Well, I never got sick. But there were times when I thought the ship was just going to touch the bottom. I‟d sit there and look at it. We pulled a couple of bad tricks on…. There was a young Mexican guy who just couldn‟t stand. So, the guys would wait to get his food. And they‟d (gestures to indicate vomiting)… It was kind of rough, and coming back was even more, because we had really bad weather coming back. JS: About how long did it take to get to Korea? RS: Oh boy. I…I don‟t know. JS: Two weeks? RS: No, no. Not from Camp Stoneman. Probably six days. JS: Did you stop anywhere along the way? RS: No. JS: So, you get to Pusan. Now what does that look like and what happens? RS: Well, we got to Pusan and they began to divide the people up. And they told me, again, we‟re going to take a train and go to a place called Taegu. They said no guns will be issued at this time…well, they‟re here, and ammunition. If we get attacked, not just some tracers going through the air…. Any time the train stops, if there‟s some problems, they‟ll issue them. Then they said we have to take four or five fellows who have to get out and stand when the train stops. Why they pick on me again, I‟ll never know. Because this area I wasn‟t too keen on. So, I got out, and it stopped. We didn‟t have any real problems…it was raining, really raining, it was going crazy. So, the train took us into Taegu, and they took us to this camp. They had tents…they had barracks later, but they had leather tents that they put us in. We got into our training after that. We walked hard and went through various training facilities. JS: What unit were you assigned to? RS: This is something else. As far as I knew at that time, I was still part of Bridge Company. They called me and told me they were sending me to Seoul. And myself and a chaplain got on this big truck. We were both sitting there like this… (gestures with hands) This truck took us into Seoul. The Eighth Army headquarters there had been bombed – you could see that a lot had taken place there, but they had different areas. They took me up to this room, and later, I got a call from downstairs. They said, “Shoemaker, I understand you took business administration at a local college.” I said, “Yeah.” They said, “Do you type?” I said, “Well, just with two fingers. I‟m not really a typist to that extent.” “Well, come downstairs.” So, I went downstairs and gave me �something to type. I had to go pretty fast. He said, “Okay. You‟re going back to Taegu as Company B Cl… no, you‟re going as S-4.” So, I said, “S-4?” But then, when I got back to Taegu, I found out that I had the best time in the service than the fellow I was supposed to replace. So, they said, “You‟re the Clerk of Company B.” So, there‟s where they made the change. After all this training that I had in Bridge Company, I suddenly became the Cleric of Company B. That‟s where I spent my time. And then they made me Corporal, and they wanted to go higher but the T and E strength [?] was so high, with all the guys coming back, they just couldn‟t do it. [28:41] JS: So, it‟s Company B of what Battalion? RS: Of the 44th Construction Engineer. JS: Probably part of the 44th Division at that point? RS: Right. JS: Basically, what does that job consist of? RS: Well, it‟s doing the records. Typing, mostly for the commanding officer. Typing up the recommendations for promotions. Some information of course had to be kept between the officers and ourselves. Basically, everything a clerk would ever do as far as typing. And I got pretty good at that. JS: And so, who were you reporting to? RS: I was reporting to a Lieutenant. I can‟t remember his name, but I should. He was from Alabama. This was all integrated, there was no problem with that – I didn‟t have any problem with that. But he was a super guy. And I had Colonel Reischnider, who was the colonel of the operation, and he was a super man too. I can remember them very well. JS: Describe a little bit the base at Taegu where you were living. RS: It was very hilly, as Korea would be. Lots of snow. And of course, you see people running around with their loads on their back and what have you. In fact, right behind us was a school and they had hundreds of kids all in blue uniforms. These are Korean people. They had a lot of indigenous personnel working at the camp also. But we would watch them. But basically, it was to be ready in case something occurred. We would go in, as I said, the truce wasn‟t final yet… cause they said this was just a police action. �JS: Now was the Battalion itself, the Engineering Battalion, were they building roads or bridges? RS: Oh yeah! They would build roads…that‟s what they were known for. That‟s why they were called the Broken Arm. They did a lot in that regard. And mine, of course, with my assignment, I didn‟t get a chance to get into that. I just wrote memos on it. [31:06] JS: And you said you had Koreans working on the base. What kinds of things would they do? RS: Well, they would clean. We let them do any number of things. Even guarding. But sometimes the Korean guards got a little trigger-happy. There was WHOA-OH, and guys would come running because they hear a shot. Thank God I didn‟t have to, but I almost shot a fellow one night because I was on guard-duty, and I was standing guard, and this guy comes up,, “Ohyiyi…” (clutches stomach) Found out he had an appendix attack. I think of them as people. They‟re people just like anyone else. A majority of people probably didn‟t want to be there, but by the same token, you didn‟t know. And of course, our job was to be there and protect our country. That‟s what I was there to do. And if it had come to that, I would have done it without any question. JS: A lot of people who were there in Korea at that time comment about the poverty in the countryside…. RS: A lot of poverty. And not only that, I was a little perturbed about some of our own servicemen, in a sense, mistreating people. We‟d see someone – a lady – come walking, and they‟d give them a shove. I didn‟t buy that. They‟re human just like anyone else. This is only a few, but there were people that did take that approach, because they were away from home and what have you. But I always thought, give respect, demand respect, but do what you have to do as part of the service. Do it. If you have to do it, you do it! JS: Was there prostitution around, or that kind of thing? RS: Oh yes. That was always around, the prostitution. I remember, there was one young lady that I had a talk with. And it was really funny, she said, “Sergeant say you chocolate soldier!” [Laughs]. “Sergeant say you chocolate soldier!” We had never thought in terms of prejudice stuff. It was kind of a shock to my system. I thought, a chocolate soldier? You know, what difference does that make? I‟m a soldier, and that‟s what I said. “I‟m a soldier. An American soldier. Not a chocolate soldier. You go back and tell „Sargy‟ I said that.” But see that was somebody that they didn‟t want you to associate with. �JS: Was there a black market going on? RS: That I don‟t know. I don‟t think. JS: So, you weren‟t keeping track of supplies or things like that? RS: No. JS: Okay, because that could be an issue. And you talked about having Korean guards. Would those have been Korean soldiers? [34:03] RS: They were Korean soldiers, yes. They were indigenous personnel. They would be around. They were good; they were glad to have the Americans around to protect them. But once in a while you heard a gunshot and they‟d say they thought maybe someone was trying to come into base or something but it didn‟t create as much of a problem as it could have. JS: Did you spend pretty much all your time on the base, or did you get to travel around at all? RS: I did travel. In fact, I went to the..I drove a Jeep to a couple of areas to pick up supplies from a plane where a bunch of American soldiers had been waiting to be waiting to be rotated back to the hospital. Some in bags that had died, and what have you. And that was such an inspiring thing to see, the attitude that these people were displaying. When you walked in, you really felt that anything you could do, you‟re going to do. Because, hey, they smoked their cigarettes and they‟re just glad that they‟re exempt and so forth. They‟re just waiting to go back to the states to the various hospitals. I drove a lieutenant there to pick up supplies and stuff. That was the big shock when I saw some of that stuff because up to then I hadn‟t seen much. JS: So, Taegu was far enough behind the front lines at that point that you weren‟t being hit by artillery or anything like that? RS: No, no. Seoul would have had… they did have it in different areas, but we didn‟t have too much going on. They always anticipated that things could occur. JS: About how long did you wind up spending in Korea? RS: About seven, eight months. �JS: Okay, so you leave in February of ‟53. So, you‟re only there seven months, when normally an overseas tour lasts a year, so why did you go home earlier? [36:05] RS: Well, that was just it. We were going to rotate back to the States. But the thing is, I was approached, along with other fellows, and wanted to know if we wanted to give three more years and become Second Lieutenant. Well, that was very tempting because, very honestly, I enjoyed the service. I really felt comfortable. But I wrote my mother, and I got a telegram, “Get out now!” (laughs) So that did it. But they told us, they‟d like to keep us because apparently, we were doing things that they appreciated having, and they felt that we were really sincere in our efforts. But after that, I probably would have been there because I really enjoyed what I was doing, although I couldn‟t understand going from one thing to the other thing, being transferred from Bridge Company to a Clerk. JS: When you think about the time you spent in Korea, are there other memories or impressions or things that happened that you haven‟t brought into the story yet? RS: No. Well, Eddie. Eddie Fisher and I – this is something back at Fort Hood when we were there – we both did what we called “Music Orientation.” We‟d get up and do these crazy chants as far as marching and what have you. And at that time, of course, he was very popular with Elizabeth Taylor and all this stuff. He was special in the service because he went around to all these camps. He was a nice guy, a down-to-earth guy. But we did go out in the Operation Longhorn, and that was really something. And later we had this amateur hour, and he and I had different people in there. I never had a chance to see him after that. I always wanted to see him. JS: When it‟s time for you to leave Korea, did the whole unit leave together or did you go by yourself? RS: No. This is really something that amazed me. There was a little Korean kid by the name of Mickey. We called him a “House-boy.” Very nice kid. He knew I was going to be rotated back to the states before I did. And he comes and he said “Shoemakey, you go back to states tomorrow.” I said “No bullshit me, no, I don‟t know…” but he said “No, you go back to states tomorrow.” “No, Mickey, I don‟t think so.” Because I didn‟t know. They didn‟t tell me. There was no… They called me that night and said, “You‟re going back to the states.” I got it on a shelf here, a little thing that he gave me, I‟ll never forget. I‟ll show it to you. It looks like a little priest and someone else. He said, “You the most Papa-san,” which was really something, that kind of respect that he showed to me. But he said…he was there, he was crying. He said, “I tell you no bullshitting.” “ Are you bullshitting me?” I didn‟t know, very honestly. But they came, at midnight, and took us to a train to go back. It was very funny, because when I came back, I was offered the �opportunity to stay and process, with the clerk thing. If I would stay and help process, they would fly me back after that. But if I chose to leave, then I had to go by boat. Well, at this stage, I thought, you never know what the jig is. Oh, I‟ll go back. So, we come back by boat. When I got to Camp Stoneman – back there again – here‟s seven or eight of the guys who stayed. They‟re already there, having a ball, and here I am after seventeen days in a boat, because we hit a big storm. [40:00] JS: Did you get sick on the way back? RS: No, I didn‟t. I really didn‟t, and it was really funny. I just got to hold myself…. I told my wife, I don‟t understand it, even now. It‟s only happened once in my life, and that just happened here on Lake Michigan about five years ago. I mean, I‟ve been out in this stuff and didn‟t get sick. But you just kind of roll with it. There was one thing that happened to us coming back. A bunch of the guys didn‟t want to do KP in the barracks. So this buddy of mine, George [Unintelligible], now deceased, come up to me and a couple of other guys and says “Will you come work with me . We said, “We‟ll come down there.” What a deal! They gave us steak. They gave us chicken. They gave us everything. We didn‟t want to leavel. They put the other guys on a, on the boat. Other than that, hey, I‟ll stay here all day. You can keep me on KP all the time. They took us back. We went to our bunks. [Unintelligible]. JS: Now, when you get back to the states, is your enlistment basically up at that point? RS: When I got back to the states, this is really funny. They flew me from California back to Fort Custer. This plane was loaded with all these guys and they had one lady who was a stewardess and we‟re going on this puddle jumper, and it looked like, we‟re going to Needles, Arizona, and my ears are going like this. She kept telling me to hold it and blow to open up my ears. And we landed in Fort Custer. I left from Fort Custer and ended at Fort Custer. JS: So, you get discharged from there? RS: Yes. JS: Did you go back home from there? RS: Yeah, I came back home. And then I decided I wanted to go to school because I got the G.I. Bill. I went back to Lake Michigan College because I had spent some time there. I went back there and tried to get an education to better myself. And I got into that. Then I went back to Whirlpool because they allowed me to have those two years and then they gave me my job back, so I was there for nine years. And after going to �college, I graduated, cause I didn‟t go back right away, in 1955, „56, I‟m sorry, from Lake Michigan College. I was the president of my class. And a lot of things took place. And then I went to Heath Company – I don‟t know if you‟ve heard of Heath Company. I went to Heath Company. They contacted me and said “We‟d like to talk to you.” I thought they made candy bars because they were down here in Benton Harbor at the time. I went down and they interviewed me. And they said they‟d like to hire me. And they said, “We‟d like to hire you.” I said, “Well, how far can you go?” They said, “As far as you want as long as you do it the right way.” I said, “Fantastic.” So, I worked with them. And I stayed with them for 34 years. I was a credit service manager for Heath Company. They were very good to me. Of course, at the meantime, my wife and I, we‟ve been married 63 years last Saturday. I‟d known her as a young girl. I‟m five years older than she is, and never thought about that at the time. But there were eight of these Korean Vets at Lake Michigan College, and each of us used to take these young ladies out for coffee. We married the girls we took out. So that‟s how I ended with with Whirlpoo, with Heath Company, and I was service manager there. Then I also received the Assistant of the Year award in Benton Harbor, and was United Fund Campaign Chairman for 1970. There was a lot of history, that I did with the Red Cross, and of course with the Lions. I was also with the Benton Harbor Lions for many years and received many awards. [44:56] = [38:46] JS: Now, to think back to the time you spent in the service, how do you think that affected you or what did you take out of it? RS: Well, I think it was a great experience. Living in a small town, you really didn‟t know about what was going on in other areas of the country. I learned to respect all people regardless of circumstances, not take anything for granted, be aware that you are an American citizen and you should plan to do what is expected of an American citizen. It‟s always been that way. And yet, you really have to take a good look at what‟s going on and say, “Hey. Is this really necessary?” It really breaks my heart to see some of the stuff that‟s occurring again that supposedly was gone. But as an American citizen, I‟m going to do what I have to do to always maintain that attitude. And I respect the flag highly. That‟s my flag. And I‟m going to do anything to show my allegiance to it. JS: Well, the whole thing makes for a good story. So, thank you for taking the time to share it with me. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 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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He was processed at Fort Custer and then was transported to Fort Hood, Texas via train. At Fort Hood, Mr. Shoemaker received basic training and was assigned to the 16th Arms Unit, Bridge Company. He stayed with that unit over a year, during which time he met the singer Eddie Fisher and did musical acts with him on the base. In 1952, he received orders for Korea and was assigned to B Company of the 44th Construction Engineer Battalion, where he wound up as the company clerk because he could type. He spent seven months with this unit at Taegu, some distance back from the front lines. He saw no combat, but did get to see something of the country and meet the people. One notable dimension of this interviewer is that he offers commentary on the process of racial integration in the military. 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Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SchontzNancy_Photo02 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Shontz, Nancy Description An account of the resource Nancy Shontz, Biology Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6d3a0d3a951432d28b1c7f477c058ac3.mp4 642fa39d1d67d73cb01615686627e6c6 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/dd4cd2ec3fbca93b3bec8654ffa6563c.pdf 9995060ac045364de17fe9893c946f47 PDF Text Text Interview Notes Interview Length (16:00) Jay Shook World War II Veteran Korean War Veteran US Navy Pre-Enlistment Lived in Caledonia when he signed up for the Navy (0:35) Signed up for travel and adventure (0:47) Training Was trained at Great Lakes, Illinois (0:55) Was there for 8 weeks (1:00) Very physical training (1:15) Took a train to Detroit, Michigan for his physical, then went to Great Lakes (1:50) Enlistment World War II During WWII, went to Camp Shoemaker in San Francisco, California (2:00) Went to Hawaii aboard the USS General George Squire, a troop transport (2:20) Was assigned to a destroyer, the USS Bailey where he stayed for the next few years (2:40) Had a great experience in Hawaii (2:50) Main duties on the Bailey was to escort LST’s and LSI’s to various islands throughout the Pacific (4:00) First campaign action was at the island of Saipan (4:30) October 1st, 1944, campaign was just finishing up at Palau, but the destroyer received two strafing attacks and put it out of commission (5:15) Was sent alone to be repaired (5:40) Wasn’t able to be repaired in the Pacific, was sent back to the States (6:15) Saw action in the Philippine campaign (6:20) Kept in touch mostly by letter with his family (6:50) Traveled throughout the Pacific Theatre, also went to Florida Island, down by New Zealand (8:00) Service in WWII ended when the ship was decommissioned in May of 1946 (10:00) Still in the Naval Reserve after he was out of the Navy (12:50) Korean Conflict In the summer of 1950, he was called back up to serve in the Navy (13:15) Had 10 days to get things back in order and back to Great Lakes (13:30) Picked up a new ship, USS Bryce Canyon, in Charleston, South Carolina (13:40) Job was to service other ships with food, water, maintenance (14:20) Landed initially Yokosuka, Japan, and went around to other naval bases in Japan every few months (14:45) Took crews into the war zone, primarily so officers could collect combat pay (15:00) �Never saw action in Korea (15:30) Was discharged in 1951 in San Diego, CA (15:50) Post-Enlistment Doesn’t remember going home and going right back to work (10:30) Made many close friends in the service that have lasted through the years (10:45) After WWII, was a fireman for the Grand Rapids School system (11:30) WWII had a profound influence on his life (12:30) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 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. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ShookJ0754V Title A name given to the resource Shook, Jay (Interview outline and video), 2005 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shook, Jay Description An account of the resource Jay Shook served in the US Navy in World War II and the Korean War. He served in the Pacific Theater in World War II on the USS Bailey, a destroyer, and escorted LSI's and LSG's in to landing zones. During the Korean War, Jay served on the USS Bryce Canyon, a Destroyer class maintenance ship. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Leatherman, Sara (Interviewer) Mulder, Leslie (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans Video recordings World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American United States. Navy Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005-06-04 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ba89cfc927e07432ad4af3190d6fe388.m4v 5b5e569a34c9178a316503bf26d44cb7 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3f3536f4a5d2de3b120f4bfd44064253.pdf 5886758f57f520146a1f4e340756df8c PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam Interviewee: Philip Shook Length of Interview: 00:24:51 Background:      He was born in Caledonia, Michigan. Before he joined the service, he worked in a factory. He father served in WWII and his brother would serve at the same time as he would, though he would not go overseas. He was drafted into the service. He would go to Detroit for his first physical. He would leave March 1964. He did not like it, but he was not getting out of it, so he left. Training: (1:30)        He would then be sent to Fort Knox for basic training. The training itself was nothing he could not handle, but he did not like it. There was a lot of harassment. Basic training would last 8 weeks. After basic training, he was sent to Fort Riley, Kansas for AIT training. He was then put into a mechanized infantry unit. He would train daily. He had to learn to live with a lot of different guys. The food was not too bad compared to the rations he got when he was overseas. He left for Vietnam 1965. He took a troop ship over to Vietnam. The trip would take 21 days. When he got his orders to go to the South Pacific, he would load up trains to take them to California. Active Duty: (5:45)       His ship would land in Vung Tau. From there he would be taken to Bien Hoa. While he was there, he and the others would do more physical training while waiting for their orders. When they got their orders they would go to a place called Phuoc Vinh, where they would build their base camp. When he first landed, he found it interesting because it was different from what he was used to. The children were always there waving and they would take candy, cigarettes, and whatever else you would throw at them. It was hot and rainy there. When they were in their staging area, they were keeping everything ready for when they had to go to their base camp. �           When they got to their base camp, they had to set a perimeter. They would have to secure an area for them and three or four other companies who would be there with them. During the night, they would send out ambushing stakeouts. They would also set up mine fields, put up sand bags, put up tents, etc. They did whatever they needed to do to set up camp. He did have to go out on the ambush stakeouts. It was not pleasant. You were there for the night, through rain and anything else. When he would run search and destroy missions, then he would run into some snipers and he and the others would get into a firefight. During his missions he would carry a belt with ammo, a pack with basic supplies, such as steel pot. Sometimes he would carry a radio. It was about 60 pounds that he would carry. He would make friends with a lot of the guys that he served with there and would still keep in touch with a few of them today. He had some interactions with the natives, but not a whole lot. You did not get out and visit the locals very much. (11:00) He would fly out in helicopters and do search and destroy missions. If they came up against any resistance, they would call in an airstrike. He saw a few of those while he was out on a mission. They would also have artillery support, which would sometimes come in pretty close to where they were. He would communicate with his family back home via letters. He did not write as often as he would have liked to, but it was hard to write when you were out in the jungle when everything was wet. When he was of duty, they would drink beer and watch movies. There was a lot of exercising, but not a lot of time off. He spent 6 months in the service and then his time was up. Post Duty: (13:40)         After came back home, he went back to work at the factory for a while. Then he eventually made his was to Steelcase where he worked until he retired. He was pulled out in 1965 and the war was not over until 1975. So he was out for 10 years before the war was actually over. The night before he was supposed to leave, he was on guard duty. They were mortared and everyone hit the ditch. Luckily, no one was hurt. When he got home, he experienced some anti-war protests. It did not really bother him so much and most of his buddies around the area were not like that. The high school band played for him when he got home. That wasn’t the norm. While he was in the military, he learned how to get along with all different kinds of people and you learned that you could not get much done yourself. It took teamwork. There were not a lot of problems when it came to discrimination among the races. He is now part of the American Legion in Caledonia, the VFW of Grand Rapids and the 28th Infantry Association. It was very easy adjusting to life back home. �     Richard shows some of his paperwork from the Army. There are also pictures from basic training, unit picture, pictures from after the Army. (17:00) He also shows a map and where he was. He also shows his medals and dogtags. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 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. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ShookP Title A name given to the resource Shook, Philip (Interview outline and video), 2010 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shook, Philip Description An account of the resource Philip Shook was drafted into the Army in 1964. He spent six months in Vietnam in a small base camp at Phuoc Vinh north of Saigon. His main duty as a soldier was to go out on search and destroy missions on helicopters. He was responsible for calling in airstrikes and artillery fire. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Coolman, Craig (Interviewer) Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American United States. 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